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Bed bugs are a significant problem as they are so easily spread and difficult to control, in the vast majority of infestations it takes the services of a professional pest controller to eradicate

The female lays up to 200 eggs and maybe more at the rate of 4/ 5 a day so the problem increases very quickly.

Eggs are white with cap, the resultant nymphs resemble in miniature the adults and develop through a series of usually 5 moults to reach adults. All nymphal stages feed on blood.

They are a nocturnal parasite emerging at night from cracks and crevices in beds, furniture, wallpaper, skirting boards to feed on blood principally human but also cats , dogs and even rodents.

Bites may cause severe allergic reaction but not a known disease carrier, though in all cases is related to unpleasant irritation following bites.

Our approach in treating infestations is thoroughness, attention to detail making certain we treat every possible harbourage, using the best professional products available. We succeed where others fail.

We undertake domestic and commercial premises ie; hotels, guest houses, residential and care homes etc.
(All areas )

Signs to look for;

Bites
Small droplets of blood on bed sheets and night wear
Dark spots and staining (excrement)
Egg and egg shells, moulted skins of nymphs
Sightings of bed bugs and nymphs

If you require further information or aquote email info@getridofthatpest.co.uk
Or phone Dave Turner on 0845 683 2540 or 07739 964232 anytime.

Though this insect has not been incriminated in the transmission of any communicable diseases, some people are very sensitive to the bites of this bedbug species, Cimex lectularius, while others are hardly aware of their presence
This “common bedbug" Cimex lectularius, uses its mouth parts adapted to piercing skin in order to obtain its blood meal.

The common bed bug C. lectularius is a wingless, red-brown, blood-sucking insect that grows up to 7 mm in length and has a lifespan from 4 months up to 1 year. Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices in beds, wooden furniture, floors, and walls during the daytime and emerge at night to feed on their preferred host, humans.
The common bed bug C. lectularius is a wingless, red-brown, blood-sucking insect that grows up to 7 mm in length and has a lifespan from 4 months up to 1 year. Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices in beds, wooden furniture, floors, and walls during the daytime and emerge at night to feed on their preferred host, humans.