Pests We Treat Photo Album: Bed bugs invade Pennington home

Recently in Pennington, I was assigned to resolve a challenging bed bug infestation. While bed bugs can be found anywhere in a home, these are parasitic insects that tend to stay nearby their hosts for their blood meals. Bed Bugs are external parasites that feed exclusively off blood, and, for whatever reason, they have a distinct preference for human blood. As such, mattresses, box springs, and nearby areas are all areas in a home where bed bugs tend to gravitate. They usually feed for no more than 5 minutes and then move quickly to their hiding spots. They usually feed at night when the host is sleeping or resting.  Bed bug infestations are nothing to be embarrassed about. They have nothing to do with sanitation and hygiene issues as may be the case with roaches and other pests. A bed bug infestation results when someone inadvertently transports a bug into the home either on their person or in their belongings. The more clutter there is, the more potential harborage areas — and these bugs like to squeeze themselves into the smallest cracks and holes, the smaller the better!