Tuesday, May 12, 2015

How A Bed Bug Detection Boston Is Conducted

By Toni Vang


Bedbugs have resurfaced following many years of disappearance. In the 1950s, bedbugs were almost eliminated in many parts but they seem to have come back. But this time, they are creating more problems considering that they have developed resistance to common pesticides used to kill them. A bed bug detection Boston is the first step in controlling and exterminating bedbugs.

Bedbugs feed in darkness or at night. Their nocturnal feeding nature makes it difficult to see them. They will bite and feed on blood when you are sleeping. To make the matter worse, bugs use a natural substance or anesthetic, which is found in saliva to prevent one from feeling pain they feed on you. They will inject the substance in body and you will not feel pain when feeding on your blood. This again makes it difficult to feel when they are biting you.

Bugs can effectively be exterminated when surfaces are treated in low bug population. One problem experienced is that it is not easy to see and identify bugs when their population is minimal. If you have one bedbug in your bedroom, it is pretty hard to see it. Bugs are active during the night and this is the time when people are asleep.

Many people only come to suspect presence of bugs when they see bites on skin. The bites of bugs can resemble those of other pests such as misquotes therefore, even with the bites on skin, it may not be apparent that they are from bedbugs. It is only until you have seen a live bug that you can consider treating surfaces.

There are different ways applied by technicians to identify bugs. One of them is visual inspection. Since time immemorial, technicians have used visual inspection to detect bugs. While it is an effective method, it can also turn out to be the least effective when not done properly. In addition to that, using visual method takes a lot of time because the technicians have to go looking for signs in each and every room.

For small areas that need to be inspected, visual inspections can prove helpful and effective. The bug detection team should know the signs of presence of bugs. In areas infested by bugs, some of the signs, which can give leads to identifying them, are such as presence of skin casts. Bugs will molt as they grow by shedding their skin.

You might also want to look for signs such as presence of fecal matter. In areas where they hide, you will find excretions after they have fed. These look like rusty bloodstains and they can pretty be seen easily in areas such as the headboards, boxspring, mattress seams, and in crevices. Since it may not be easy to examine bugs in crevices, visual inspection may be limited.

So, before you consult technicians to inspect premises, make sure they are well trained. The visual inspection presents challenges to even the trained eye. Bugs can hide in areas, which are inaccessible making it pretty hard to find them. However, when the visual inspection is coupled with canine inspection, the results may be more accurate.




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