Bed Bugs Pest Control Sydney, Pest Management Sydney

Bed Bugs In Sydney

Bed Bugs are found around the world and have co existed with human for thousands of years they are transported via traveller’s luggage or second hand furniture, and usually end up in areas where you sleep not too far from your bed. They feed on warm blood from humans and can also feed off pets. The use of insecticide has help control the infestations over the years and this has helped reduce cases although they still exist. Hygiene and well maintained premises can help with vacuuming and sealing of gaps to cracks in walls and floors reducing areas where they can hide. If you suspect that you have bed bugs an inspection is essential so that a tougher treatment plan can be explained to you and carried out as soon as possible.

Description: 4-5 mm long, are of oval shape body and are a rusty brown in colour. They have a flattened body. After a blood meal are more reddish in colour and more oval shaped.

Female may lay hundreds of eggs in a life time period of up to 12 months. The young will moult up to five times after they hatch to reach adulthood. A blood meal between each moult is required to achieve development. The lifecycle of from egg to adult can be as short as 50 days depending on conditions and food source availability. The bedbug will usually feed a few hours prior to dawn and return to their hiding place in a crack or crevice or furniture and mattresses. Skin shed and excreta can be found on sheets sometimes an odour may also be found if infestation is high.

Bites are a result of the bed bug injecting an anticoagulant that can cause serve irritation to its victims. The irritations cause people to scratch which then causes an infection.