Bed Bug Treatment Secrets Part 1

Many homeowners believe mattress and box spring encasements are the silver bullet for bed bug infestations.

While these encasements work wonders on standard beds, they often fall short when used on sofas and recliners. The truth is that these pieces of furniture present unique challenges that make encasements not only ineffective but also a potential waste of money.

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Sofas and recliners are designed with countless seams, crevices, and folds—perfect hiding spots for bed bugs. Unlike standard beds, these pieces often have no legs where climbup monitors can be installed, making it nearly impossible to detect and eliminate bed bugs using traditional methods.

This is where steam treatment comes in. Steam is not only effective but essential when it comes to eradicating bed bugs from sofas and recliners. Steam can penetrate deep into the fabric, reaching every hidden corner where bed bugs are hiding.

This method kills bed bugs on contact, without harmful chemicals, making it a safe and powerful solution for your home.

After just one treatment, steam can eliminate bed bugs from your furniture, providing immediate relief and long-term protection. You won’t have to worry about poorly fitting encasements or ineffective traps—steam reaches the areas that other methods simply can’t. Don’t waste your time and money on solutions that don’t work. If you’re dealing with bed bugs in your sofas or recliners, steam treatment is your best option for complete eradication. Contact us today to schedule your treatment and reclaim your home from bed bugs. Contact Us Today for a Bed Bug-Free Home. Subscribe for More Non-Toxic bed bug treatment tips.

Bed Bug Myths Busted: 3 Essential Dos & Don’ts for Extermination Success

In this video, I will explain Bed Bug Myths Busted: 3 Essential Dos & Don’ts for Extermination Success.

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Not every bite is a bed bug bite. Just because you did not see it the previous day, it does not necessarily mean you received that bite while sleeping or that it is bed bug-related. And, well, the search online might most likely lead to confirming your bias. Stay informed and avoid misinformation as we debunk common bed bug myths.

Understanding the biases in online information about bed bugs is crucial. Many sources are from self-proclaimed bed bug experts who lack proper background, education, or experience, and simply seek attention through your clicks.

The pest control industry plays a significant role in pest management. Professionals and pesticide manufacturers provide essential services and products, but they also have a vested interest in promoting their solutions. Bed bugs present a very unique problem and require a unique approach. Let me know in the comment section how many of you have heard about the IPM ( Integrated Pest Management ). It is a true game changer as it removes most biases and places emphasis on a skill rather than a particular product itself. The skill of identifying the problem insect, and knowing its habitat preferences, feeding habits, and life cycle.

How To Find And Positively Identify Bed Bugs

Identifying a bed bug infestation, especially in its early stages, can be challenging due to the elusive nature of these pests. Bed bugs are small, mostly nocturnal insects that feed on blood, typically at night when their hosts are asleep. Their flattened bodies allow them to hide in cracks and crevices, making detection difficult. Unlike some pests that leave visible signs such as droppings or webs, bed bugs are adept at remaining hidden until their population grows significantly.

One of the key challenges in identifying bed bugs is their appearance. Adult bed bugs are about the size of an apple seed, reddish-brown in color, and wingless. Their bodies are oval-shaped, and they have six legs. When not engorged with blood, they are relatively flat, which enables them to squeeze into tight spaces such as seams of mattresses, cracks in furniture, and baseboards. This ability to hide in inconspicuous areas makes them hard to spot during routine inspections, especially in the early stages of an infestation.

Furthermore, bed bugs are skilled at evading detection by remaining inactive for long periods, sometimes several months, without feeding. This dormancy allows them to survive without a blood meal and makes it challenging to identify an infestation until it becomes more widespread. Their secretive behavior and small size and ability to hide in various hiding spots underscore the importance of thorough and regular inspections by trained professionals to detect and address bed bug problems effectively.

It’s worth noting that even medical professionals can contribute to the confusion surrounding bed bugs and their bites. Despite their expertise, healthcare providers may provide misleading diagnoses unless a biopsy is specifically ordered and performed correctly. In cases where bed bug bites are mistaken for other conditions, such as allergic reactions or skin disorders, multiple biopsies might be conducted, yet the diagnosis remains inaccurate. This underscores the complexity of identifying bed bug infestations solely based on bite marks and highlights the importance of comprehensive assessments that consider environmental factors and professional pest inspections alongside medical evaluations to ensure accurate diagnoses and effective treatment plans.

For that reason, all of the evidence must be considered carefully by a seasoned professional who has years of experience detecting and/or exterminating bed bugs.

The 3 biggest reasons why pesticides are not effective for bed bug extermination.

1. Every pesticide approved in the USA market under FIFRA ( Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ) and used for bed bugs, was specifically developed for insects other than bed bugs. Only when those pesticides’ patent protection was about to expire, bed bug use was added to the list of insects on the label to extend the patent protection effectively giving the product a couple more years. Bed bugs are unique in many ways beginning with feeding habits, resistance building, harborage, and reproduction to name a few.
2. Every pesticide on the market utilizes a deterrent component. The deterrent component simply alerts the insect to the existence of the pesticide sending a message to the insect “It is dangerous for you here. Go elsewhere “. So far no problems, as long as you are dealing with insects entering your house from the outside. You apply the product on the exterior walls and all is fine. Well, bed bugs don’t live outdoors and don’t crawl into your home through doors and windows. Bed bugs can be transported into our homes on our clothing, furniture, and potentially any item that is brought in by us or our visitors. Or, in a multifamily building setting or a hotel, they can travel from one unit to the adjacent unit.

Therefore, if you apply a pesticide in one area you will simply push the bed bugs into the other area of your home where the pesticide was not used practically spreading the infestation. If you apply the pesticide throughout the entire house, the bed bugs will look for shelter in wall voids, cracks and crevices that the pesticide did not reach into, making proper bed bug extermination far more difficult and expensive. Btw. cracks and crevices are bed bug’s favorite places to live as they love to feel pressure on both sides of their bodies.

1. Imagine for a moment there was a pesticide that was effective for bed bugs and safe for you, your family, and your pets. If somehow, the bed bug or bed bug egg was exposed to but survived the treatment with that pesticide, within 2 generations the offspring will be 100% resistant to that pesticide. That translates to around 150 days on the long side or as little as 30 days under some conditions. 

Hopefully, by now you realize why there are no effective and safe pesticides on the market and why pesticide manufacturers are not rushing to develop new products.

Here, at K&A Pest Control we recognized that 14 years ago and this is when we dedicated ourselves 100% to the safe, effective, and non-toxic treatment of bed bugs using mostly mechanical methods and a true IPM ( Integrated Pest Management ) against which bed bugs simply can not defend or adapt.