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Hopkinton MA Pest Control Advice On How To Get Rid Of Bedbugs

By Allan Iacovelli


Bedbugs became a menace after WW2. In most cases, you will not know that you have an infestation until the problem has gone out of control. You may notice red bite marks on your skin without realizing what is causing them. This is because once the bugs bite you at night, they go back into hiding in cracks during the day. Hopkinton MA Pest Control can help you manage these bugs.

Indications of bedbugs

The first sign you may have bedbugs is the red, itchy bite marks on places such as arms and face that seem to appear overnight. While the bedbug is feeding, it injects a deadening chemical so his bite is not felt. It is only when this wears off that you find yourself itching. By then, the bed bug is back in hiding. Other signs that you may have an infestation is random blood spots on your bedding and possibly the discarded skins of bugs that have grown.

A bedbug grows in size five times from hatching to adulthood. Each time he grows he must have a meal and he sheds his skin. Baby bedbugs have very light-colored shells and the skins may stay invisible, but the adult skin is brown in color. If you start to see any of these signs, examine your mattress and boxsprings. Under the edges, you may find dark spots that show where they have congregated.

What to do

You will be hard placed to get rid of bedbugs on your own. You need professional help from someone who knows what they are doing, since over the counter medications don't work. Don't be embarrassed to get help because you think that having bugs shows that you are a dirty person.

The best way to get rid of the bedbugs is by handling the infected place with high heat. Big bugs can live for up to one year without feeding. The adults lay thousands of eggs, so when you are eliminating the bugs, you not only need to kill the big ones but also get rid of their eggs.




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