Bed bugs are a problem that you and your Tulsa exterminator can work together to eliminate. These blood sucking insects get into your home and into our beds and couches and then wait until we fall asleep. When we’re most vulnerable, they will come out and start to consume our blood and feed upon us when we are no longer looking or able to protect ourselves. So let’s take a good hard look at bed bugs, their life cycle and what you and your tallest exterminator can do to stop these insects from being a problem in or around your home.
Bed bug history
We’ve had bed bugs since the beginning of humanity. It’s believed that when we were cavemen, we would sleep in caves underneath bats roosting above us. These bats were infested with an insect known as a bat bug. The bat bug looks almost identical to the bed bug. In fact it takes an entomologist to be able to tell the difference between the two. Some of these bat bugs worked their way down the walls and started to feed on the humans below. These insects became bed bugs as we know it. We have writings from cave paintings, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Roman writings, and even middle age documents that all reference bed bugs in some way shape or form.
Because of this, we know we’ve had bed bugs for centuries and have been trying to figure out a way to deal with it. We almost completely eliminated them in the 40s. At that time DDT came on the scene. This miracle pesticide would kill just about anything. People would douse their beds, mattresses and pillows with this chemical. It worked quite well. The bedbug was almost completely extinct. It wasn’t until they found that DDT caused cancer that they had to pull it from the shelves and bed bugs started to make their comeback. Contact your toxic exterminator for help with bed bugs.
eliminating bed bugs with Tulsa exterminator
There are many over-the-counter solutions for bed bugs. Unfortunately, none of these work. The reason for that is because bed bugs are very good at adapting to new chemicals. The chemicals that are used are pyrethrins which are very safe chemicals that have been used against bed bugs since the 90s. But because of this they’ve already developed an immunity to it and it’s pretty much useless. Contact your Tulsa exterminator for help with bed bugs. Check out our reviews!
If you’re having trouble with bed bugs or any other pests, then it’s time to call a Tulsa exterminator company that can help you. Here at TermMax Pest Control, we are the best in the business when dealing with bed bugs or any other pests. We service the greater Tulsa area, including Broken Arrow, Coweta, Claremore, Catoosa, Owasso, Turley, Bixby, Jenks, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Prattville, and more. Call today for a free estimate. We’re here to help!