Bed Bugs: Your Terrifying Roommates

BED BUGS YOUR TERRIFYNG ROOMMATE This bloodsucking pest has been a nightmare for more than 3,500 years." HERE ARE THE 18 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BED BUGS BED BUGS ARE HARD TO SPOT Bed bugs are nocturnal, Over 30% of people don't feel bed bug bites? often feeding while we sleep? They typically live less than 8 feet from where you sleep An adult bed bug is about the size of an apple seed, but they can be even smaller; some are invisible to the naked eye? BED BUGS ARE EVERYWHERE Bed bugs are 3 times more Bed bugs have been found in prevalent in urban areas all 50 states than rural areas 99.6% of pest professionals have treated bed bugs in the past year Apartments and condominiums are the most common places to find bed bugs. BED BUGS CAN BE DANGEROUS MRSA has been found in several Bed bugs can also bed bug samples cause anemia, anaphylactic shock, asthma, and blistered skin eruptions' Anyone can + develop an allergy if a bed bug sucks their blood enough times BED BUGS ARE MASTER SURVIVORS Bed bugs reproduce at a fast rate; a single fertilized female can infest an entire apartment building Bed bugs can ingest 7 times their own weight in blood, which is the equivalent of an average-sized male drinking 120 gallons of liquid Bed bugs can lay 1 to 5 eggs in a single day and more than 500 in a lifetime Bed bugs can survive for more than 1.5 years without any food HOW TO GET RID OF BED BUGS Bed bugs have evolved to become more than 250 times more resistant to common pesticides than other bugs 122 degrees Fahrenheit is the lethal temperature for bed bugs* Extreme and sustained heat is the only thing that kills bed bugs Connor'S PROTECTING YOU FROM PESTS SINCE 1944. (703) 321-0400 CONNORSPEST.COM f facebook.com/ConnorsPestControl twitter.com/connorspestpro Connor's Pest Protection is the pest control leader in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. We also serve West Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware and New Jersey. Sources 1. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/genetic-bedbug-inbreeding/ 2. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bed-bug-expert-explains-defend-yourself/ 3. http://www.pestworld.org/news-and-views/pest-articles/articles/six-facts-you-didnt-know-about-bed-bugs/ 4. http://www.pestworld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/history-of-bed-bugs/bed-bug-facts-statistics/ 5. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sleeping-with-the-enemy/ 6. http://www.browardhealth.org/?id=1574&sid=D1 7. http://www.livescience.com/42297-bed-bugs-facts-information.html 8. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/massive-resistance-bed-bugs/