Paramount Pest Control

Bed Bugs are back.

Unfortunately, bed bugs have made a worldwide comeback.

They’re also turning up in surprising places, such as

fancy hotels, hospitals, college dorms, laboratories,

airports, and maybe even your home. Why? Many experts

consider globalization a major culprit. People and goods

are traveling more widely and in greater numbers than

ever before. Bed bugs are nocturnal, small, shy, and easily

overlooked—and the adults can live for half a year

without food—making them perfect stowaways in

luggage and shipping crates.

So what should you do about bed bug infestations? First,

relax. Although they feed exclusively on blood, bed bugs

are not known to transmit any diseases to humans. They

may be horrifying to some, but they pose less of a risk to

us than do mosquitoes. In fact, if improperly applied,

pesticides intended to manage bed bugs could be dangerous

to your health. The best strategy to deal with bed

bugs is integrated pest management (IPM), which

combines a variety of practical techniques and products

that pose the lowest risk to our health and to the

environment.

Bed Bug Fact Sheets

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California bed bug information

Bed Bug Check List

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