Bed Bugs

What are Bed Bugs?

Bed bugs are oval, wingless insects that are rusty brown in colour and around 4-5 mm long when fully grown. They are thin and flattened, allowing them to hide in narrow cracks and crevices. Bed Bugs are blood feeding insects that prefer to bite humans but will also feed on other warm blooded animals. As their name suggests, bed bugs generally feed at night when people are in bed.

Extermination of Bed Bugs

Bed bugs can be terrifying to home owners and also a potential financial burden to business’s. Treatment requires initial steam cleaning to infected areas, followed by residual treatment and follow up appointments. Pest King is fully trained and qualified to exterminate Bed Bugs on the Gold Coast.

Things to know about Bed Bugs
• Bed bug infestations have increased in Australia, often in accommodation venues.
• Bed bugs can be transported long distances in the seams of clothing, luggage, bedding and furniture.
• Adult bugs are able to survive more than a year without a blood meal.
• Infested areas including all possible hiding places should be treated with an appropriate insecticide, by your Pest King technician.

Bite Patterns

• Redness, swelling, and itching commonly occur on at spots of bites.
• Several bites tend to appear in a line or row, such as an arm or leg as a single bed bug may bite more than once in the same area, if disturbed whilst feeding.
• Some people can have adverse reactions such as a skin rash.

Bite Locations

Commonly found near blood vessels on the skin. Check for signs of bites on your:

• neck
• hands
• arms
• legs