Trusted Bed Bug Exterminators Mississauga

There are several tell tale signs that you have bed bugs living in your home. The most obvious sign is of course seeing an actual bed bug in your home, but this is not always possible since they are so good at hiding. If you notice any of the following signs you may have a bed bug infestation in your home:

• Small red bite marks on your skin – Bed bug bites are very similar in appearance to other bug bites but if you notice that the bite marks appear after a good night sleep, this can be an indicator that they are bed bug bites
• Bed bug faecal matter on your bed sheets – Small reddish-brown smudges on your bed sheets.
• Bed bug exoskeleton shedding’s from when they molt into different stages of life
• A sweet musty odor

Bed bugs are notorious for their ability to hide in plain sight and it takes a true bed bug professional to find them. If you notice any of the signs above, call Pestend Pest Control Mississauga right away so one of our bed bug specialists can further inspect your home.

To learn more about bed bug warning signs and how to inspect your home for a bed bug infestation, check out this article.

Despite what many people may think, there is no scientific evidence of bed bugs being able to spread disease. Bed bug bites can, however, become itchy, which if scratched excessively can lead to a secondary skin infection.

Bed bug bites affect everyone differently. Some people may have no reaction at all to bed bug bites, others may have minor itchy sensations and in rare cases some people may experience an allergic reaction to the bites.

The biggest concern with bed bugs is the psychological implications they can have on their hosts. Often times people become stressed, developing anxiety and sleep deprivation from knowing that they will be bitten once they go to sleep. Our biggest recommendation for anyone who thinks they have a bed bug infestation in their home is to stay calm and call Pestend Pest Control Mississauga right away so one of our bed bug specialists can inspect your home and come up with a thorough treatment plan.

Bed bugs are tiny creatures with slim flat bodies allowing them to easily hide in tiny spaces. As a result, there are many ways that bed bugs can invade your home including:

• Unknowingly being transported on your clothing or in the seams of your luggage when returning from a bed bug infested place
• Crawling between walls from a nearby infested apartments
• Hiding in second hand furniture that you bring into your home
• Unknowingly being transported into your home by a visitor

Bed bugs are one of the most difficult pests to exterminate. They are great at hiding, highly resilient creatures and multiply very quickly. Unless you are a bed bug expert, we do not recommend that you try exterminating them on your own. If you do try a DIY bed bug extermination product and miss only a few bed bugs or their eggs, they will spread to new hiding spots, giving them more time to multiply once again. This will cause a more severe infestation to occur which will be more difficult and costly to treat.

Bed bug infestations should only be treated by an experienced bed bug extermination professional that can accurately identify where they are hiding and come up with a treatment plan that is sure to get rid of all bed bugs and their eggs.

At Pestend Pest Control Mississauga we have several options for treating bed bugs depending on your budget constraint and severity of infestation. These treatment options, in order of cheapest to most expensive, are:

• Pesticide treatment
• Steam treatment
• Heat treatment

All three of these methods are highly effective in exterminating bed bugs when applied by a Pestend professional and they are safe methods approved by the Ministry of the Environment of Ontario. To give you peace of mind, we also offer a 100% money back guarantee on our bed bug extermination service if any bed bugs remain in your home after treatment.

Since bed bugs are so good at hitching rides and hiding, it is very difficult to prevent them from entering your home. The best thing you can do is refrain from acquiring second hand furniture and inspect your belongings before entering your home, especially if you were in a public place that has a lot of people passing through such as in a hotel, hostel, public transit terminal or a movie theatre.

If you have been to a place that you believe was infested by bed bugs, take your belongings to a dry cleaner so they can professionally treat them for bed bugs before you bring these items into your home.

No. Bed bugs do not discriminate based on social status or the cleanliness of your home. Their only requirement is to live in a place that is near a blood meal so that they have quick and easy access to food.

Keeping your home tidy and free of clutter will, however, make it harder for them to hide. As a result, you should be able to identify a bed bug infestation in its early stages.

In the City of Mississauga it is your landlords responsibility to ensure that bed bugs are dealt with in a timely manner. As a tenant, your only responsibilities are to inform your landlord of a bed bug infestation and to cooperate with any instructions given to you by the bed bug control company. Unfortunately, more often than not landlords choose the cheapest bed bug exterminator available which in many cases does not solve the problem. If you are a tenant, inform your landlord about Pestend Pest Control Mississauga and our 100% money-back guarantee and our lowest price guarantee for guaranteed bed bug extermination in Mississauga.