Phantom Pest Control of Worcester provides the highest quality Bed Bug Exterminating services to residential and commercial customers in the states of MA & RI. The bed bug infestation problem in the area has become a major issue and health concern. We have the experience and skill to handle any extermination situation related to these or other pests.
BED BUG EXTERMINATOR
Phantom Pest Control is highly skilled in bed bug extermination. We will recommend the best solution for your particular situation and budget. Since your bed bug problem is our main priority, we feel that a well-informed customer can make the best decisions for their own situation. Unfortunately, bed bugs are a difficult pest to exterminate without some patience and experience.
They have been found in all types of dwellings and even in transportation vehicles. Once established, they can live anywhere such as cracks and crevices and they can easily travel in suitcases, boxes or even shoes. They prefer to stay close to their food sources (humans) and will typically be found in your mattress, box spring or couch.
WHAT ARE BED BUGS?
When an exterminating company comes to survey your premises, they are looking for an adult bed bug that is about 1/4 of an inch in length. From above they are oval in shape, but are flattened from top to bottom. Their color ranges from nearly white (just after molting) or a light tan, to a deep brown or burnt orange type of color. The host’s blood may appear as a dark red or black mass within the bug’s body. The hatchling bed bugs are about the size of a poppy seed and cast skins of these bugs are sometimes discovered.
Bed bugs are wingless insects that feed solely upon the blood of warm-blooded animals. They and their relatives have evolved as nest parasites. Certain kinds inhabit bird nests and bat roosts; others have adapted well to living in the homes of people.
DO BED BUGS CAUSE HARM OR SPREAD PATHOGENS (DISEASE-CAUSING GERMS)?
Bed bugs will by nature seek out a host at night. Once a person or animal is available, this insect will painlessly sip a few drops of blood. It is reported that 50% of people are sensitive or become sensitive to bed bug saliva. Additional bites over the course of days or weeks may then result in mild to intense allergic responses.
As fate would have it, the skin lesions produced by the bite of a bed bug resembles those caused by many other kinds of blood feeding insects, such as mosquitoes and fleas. So the offending insect, therefore, can’t be identified by the appearance of the bites alone. The affected person should resist the urge to scratch the bites, as this may intensify the irritation and itching, and may lead to secondary infection.
Physicians often treat patients with insect bites with antihistamines and corticosteroids to reduce allergic reactions and inflammation.
DO YOU HAVE BED BUGS & WHAT ARE NYC BED BUG TREATMENTS?
Bed bug infestations have increased dramatically in the past few years. They affect all neighborhoods and the causes are related to international travel and the use of exterminating methods that do not work on these bugs.
After a review of your situation, we can usually identify the problem very quickly. In most cases, a bed bug problem is controllable under our professional care. We use state of the art equipment and techniques, and our licensed exterminators will inspect your home’s environment and construction to identify the problem and determine the best removal options.
All the while, we will keep in mind your family’s safety throughout the process. We provide bed bug elimination services in a chemical safe environment. Don’t worry, we will solve your bed bug problem quickly and in a cost effective manner. We are bed bug specialists and our company has been removing bed bugs for years, in a customer friendly and understanding manner.
SIGNS
The most common first signs are bed bug bites. These bites will leave rashes of different sizes and be itchy. Many doctors will not be able to immediately identify them. If you feel you get bites after waking up in the morning, it is very likely a bed bug bite.
BED BUG FACTS
Adult Bed Bugs are about 1/4 of an inch in length, while hatchlings are about the size of a poppy seed. They are oval, flat, and reddish brown. They have piercing mouthparts to draw blood for food. Females lay about 200 eggs which hatch in about 1 to 2 weeks. Newborn bed bugs will be ready to lay their own eggs in 4 to 8 weeks.
BUG TRAILS
Bed bugs can be found often by looking for black stains or smears on beds, which are the bugs’ droppings. Sometimes an engorged bug is accidentally killed or disgorged by accidental crushing, resulting in a visible blood stain. They hide in cracks and crevices of a room including furniture, moldings, outlets, and carpeting. They generally stay as close to the host (you) as possible. At Positive Pest Management, we take great pride in our organization and strongly believe that our services should always exceed our customer’s expectations. Our highly competent professional staff is always eager to help you with any of your exterminating needs.
Operated by Benett Pearlman who is a former Regional Director of the New York State Pest Management Association. Mr. Pearlman spent 10 years as NYPMA’s regional Director. Positive Pest Management specializes in commercial, residential, and industrial properties. We’re in the trenches everyday, trouble shooting on site and committed to permanently solving all your pest problems in a cost-effective manner.
When it’s time to select a pest control company for bed bugs, termites, carpenter ants or other pest removal needs, Phantom Pest Control is the best choice you can make. We have the experience and the expertise you need to exterminate any kind of pest problem. And we have a real passion for pest removal. That keeps us a leader in the industry.
DAMPWOOD TERMITES
These are some of the largest termites in North America, perhaps the world, but thankfully they only attack wood that is so wet and moist that rot is likely to set in. Found in wood that is laying on the ground, partially rotted. Homes only encounter these termites when there is some excessive moisture condition such as a chronic roof leak, a chronic pluming leak, or excessive moisture in a substructure crawlspace (standing water, lack of ventilation, etc.) Dampwood Termites swarm – that is, they send out their winged-reproductives, in the late summer.
