Tips to Prevent Bed Bugs from Coming Home

When you travel, keep these pointers in mind to reduce the risk of your bringing bed bugs home with you:

1. When checking into a hotel, you can prevent bed bugs from coming home by first inspecting your room thoroughly for bed bugs. Look closely for them (or their signs: blood spots) in or behind the headboard of the bed, over the bed, in, on or behind the picture hanging above the bed board, in the seams of the mattress and box springs. (Bed bugs feed upon human blood at night and are somewhat messy leaving obvious stains behind.)
2. Inspect the valet stand or luggage rack thoroughly around the fabric seams to see that there are no bed bugs; after passing your inspection, place your suitcase on the stand and keep it there the entire visit; do not let the suitcase sit on the floor, which makes it more difficult to prevent bed bugs from hitching a ride and coming home with you.
3. Move your bed away from the wall of the room, and do not let linens touch the floor.
4. Check the hangers and rack in the closet before hanging your clothes there. You want to prevent bed bugs from hitching a ride home on your cloths.
5. Check nightstands and dresser drawers before placing personal items on or inside.
6. If you should find bed bugs present, please alert the hotel management that this is the case and that you would like to be moved to another room. Only by informing the management of the bed bugs can they begin to tackle their problem. Hotels are now very concerned to prevent bed bugs. They’ll work with you to make your stay pleasant.
7. When you return home, prevent bed bugs from entering your home by first unloading your suitcase in the garage or out on the porch or patio. Check your suitcase and other luggage thoroughly (inside and out) for any signs of bed bug hitchhikers that may have come with you.
8. If you should accidentally bring bed bugs home with you, contact us immediately to help rid your home of them.

Call ApolloX Pest Control: (888) 499-7378

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Bed Bug Infestation Is Expanding, and In the News

We wish we could tell you that it was only a rhyme or a myth, but bed bugs are in the news almost daily now for a reason. Bed bugs have recently experienced a resurgence and have become a real nuisance for hotels, college dorms, cruise ships, hospitals, nursing homes, homes and apartments. They’ve even been found on public transportation, such as buses, commuter trains and airplanes. And, they’ve been found in every class of hotel from the shady to the most luxurious. (They are often found in resort areas frequented by tourists.)

Bed Bug Infestation Can Go Unnoticed Until the Problem Has Progressed

Adult bed bugs are very small, about the size of a tick. In fact, they are often mistaken for ticks or small cockroaches, so we do not always get a call for an infestation as soon as we might like. It is important to call a pest professional right away if you suspect bed bugs so that we can begin treatment immediately. Bed bugs are quite prolific and multiply rapidly. A bed bug infestation requires the assistance of a pest professional and is not something a homeowner can rid on their own. That’s why you ApolloX Pest Control. We have been specially trained to inspect a room thoroughly for the presence of bed bugs and to target treat the sites where they are located.

Harm Caused by Bed Bug Infestation

If there is any good news about bed bugs, it is this. To date, there has been no disease transmission concerns associated with the blood feeding nature of the bed bug. Some people have reactions to the saliva of the bite of the bed bug, not unlike a bee sting or spider bite reaction. Of course, knowing something is feeding upon you at night does not help one sleep better.

How to Stop Bed Bug Infestation Now

If you should have any questions about bed bugs, please feel free to call us at the number closest to you or send an email from our Schedule an Appointment page.

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We found the home truly was immaculate, and were able to safely eliminate the bed bug problem within a few hours. Furthermore, we discovered the bed bugs had hitched a ride into the home on her son’s school back pack. No home, however well kept, is 100% safe from this type of bed bug problem.

Bed Bug Problem: Increasing Due to Mobility

Bed bugs have been labeled one of the most difficult pests to control by pest management professionals nationwide. This is because bed bugs are one of the most mobile pests you can encounter.

Signs of a Bed Bug Problem

You can visually identify bed bugs by finding live insects, their eggs, or their molted skins. Inspections may also uncover feces, which look like tiny black dots and are typically found near where they live. When you see these signs, you have a bed bug problem.

It’s Fall and bed bugs love the opportunity to hitch a ride from your children’s school right into your home. How can you keep beg bugs from invading your living space and creating a bed bug problem?

Bed Bug Problem Prevention: Elementary and High School Parents

Here are 4 quick tips to help parents of elementary and high school age children avoid a bed bug problem:

1. Regularly inspect student belongings – backpacks, gym bags, lunch boxes – for signs of bed bugs.
2. If your child’s school has reported bed bug infestation, consider housing all related items in a sealed plastic bin.
3. Wash and dry cloth items returning from school in hot temperatures.
4. Ask school administrators whether they have bed bug detection and elimination plans.

Bed Bug Problem Prevention: College Parents

If you have children in college, the opportunities for a bed bug problem can dramatically increase.

Here are 4 quick tips to help parents of college students avoid a bed bug problem:

1. Fully inspect suitcases prior to re-packing for a return to school, especially after any summer trips.
2. Before putting sheets on a dorm or apartment bed, inspect the mattress seams, particularly at the corners, and box springs for telltale stains or spots.
3. ​Thoroughly inspect the entire room before unpacking, including behind the headboard and in sofas and chairs.
4. Inspect any “secondhand” furniture for bed bugs before bringing it into a dorm rooms or off-campus housing.

Eliminate a Bed Bug Problem In Your Home Now

If you suspect you have a bed bug problem, contact ApolloX Pest Control immediately.

Call: (800) 499-7378

Email: info@apollox.net

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