Bed Bugs

PermaTreat Pest Control, represented by David Price, Director of Commercial Services, was among over 200 attendees at the Bed Bug Summit held in Crystal City under the auspices of the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency pulled together stakeholders from Federal, State and Local Public Health and Environmental agencies along with leading researchers, scientists and representatives from the private sector. The attendees were split into working groups and tasked to propose solutions and legislation.

The common thread amongst all working groups was early detection is paramount and to use a Pest Management Professional in verifying the evidence and/or insect and to perform the treatment.

Description:

Bed bugs are small, oval, wingless insects that reach about 1/4 inch in length. They have flat bodies and are reddish brown in color. They do not develop wings and cannot fly.

Bed bugs feed by sucking blood from humans or animals.

Where are they found?:

Bed bugs can live in any area of the home and can reside in tiny cracks in furniture as well as on textiles and upholstered furniture. They tend to be most common in areas where people sleep and generally concentrate in beds, including mattresses, box springs, and bed frames. Other sites include curtains, the corners inside dressers and other furniture, cracks in wallpaper (particularly near the bed), and inside the spaces of wicker furniture.

Since bed bugs can live for months without feeding, they can also be found in vacant homes.