Bed Bugs Update 2017

Bed Bugs are reaching epidemic levels in Europe and the same is expected in the United States in the not too distant future according to the Centers for Disease Control. There has been a three-fold surge in the amount of bed bugs across the nation and in Europe. This may be explained due to improved inspection processes but it can also be explained in another, more alarming way. The rise of bedbugs in the last few decades may be due in large part to the their ability to resist insecticides used against them. A new study published in The Journal of Economic Entomology, found that bedbugs are showing a lower susceptibility to two common pesticides containing chlorfenapyr or bifenthrin. Researchers tested 10 populations of bedbugs from across the country. As a control, researchers used a bedbug strain known to be susceptible to the insecticides being tested. The researchers examined how much insecticide it took to kill each strain of bedbug and how long it took for the bedbugs to die after they were exposed. They found that the concentration needed to kill one of the test populations was higher than for the control group. The control bedbugs died seven days after exposure to chlorfenapyr and three days after exposure to bifenthrin. But it took more than seven days to kill the 10 test populations of bedbugs when they were exposed to chlorfenapyr, and it took more than three days to kill all the test populations when exposed to bifenthrin.Due to these findings experts are suggesting methods that Pest-End Exterminators have been doing for years - a multi-pronged approach to ridding your home, apartment or other area of bed bugs. This means using physical, mechanical and cultural control measures. Pest-End uses a combination of steam and vacuum services to physically remove the pests as well as Thermal Radiation as one of our most effective means of removal. We also use our Bed-Bug Sniffing Canines-Rascal & Harley to identify areas of concern. If you have found evidence of bed bugs in your home, apartment, dormitory or office, call Pest-End Exterminators for a solution to your itchy problem.