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Bed Bugs - How Did The Critters Get Inside Your Home?

Author: Alm Exterminating
by Alm Exterminating
Posted: Oct 30, 2014

If the situation has come to a point when you have to call a Northport exterminator to eradicate the infestation in your house, you need to take a minute and assess how did the pesky little bed bugs get into your house? And where were they hiding, obscured from your vision when they secretly took over your beloved home? These questions are crucial for carrying out a successful bed bug extermination exercise.

Where did they come from?

Bed bugs cannot fly and they didn’t just mysteriously appear in your house. Before eradication, it is necessary to understand the method of entry of these bugs into your house to properly get rid of the existing infestation and prevent further attacks. Most of the time, it is people that move bed bugs from place to place. Some of the most common ways that infestations begin can be:

  • If you have recently travelled or stayed at a hotel or any other public boarding and lodging place, chances are that the bugs have been hitchhiking with you from these places. Most of the times, travelers bring bed bugs home in their luggage content, clothes and suitcases.
  • If you have recently bought some stuff at the thrift store or a garage sale or have acquired some used furniture, it may be possible that the articles are already infested with the bugs and you are just bringing them with you in your home.
  • The bugs can very secretly get into your clothing without your noticing. Be careful if you are visiting any friend or neighbor who has an infestation as they may hitch a ride with you, on your clothes or other articles and get into your house without your even noticing.
  • If you have family members living away from home in hostels, colleges or generally sharing accommodation with others, chances are they may bring some of the bug problem from their house into yours whenever they drop in for a visit.
  • Also you should be extra careful while changing homes. You may accidently move into an already infested apartment or house and soon the bugs will start getting into your belongings as well. This is a recipe for having an instant infestation.

Once they are in the house there isn’t much that you can do except calling in the best exterminator in Northport and carrying out an extensive bed bug extermination exercise. However, with the above knowledge, you can hope to prevent further invasions by simply taking preventive steps, watching out for habits and keeping a general hygiene around the house.

But make sure that you call the professionals as soon as you see these insects crawling around your home. Do not try to handle the situation on your own. You will only delay proper action and might cause the situation to aggravate even further. Just call the professional exterminators in Northport and hand the situation over into their expert hands. They will get rid of the pests in no time.

About The Author

John Preston is one of the most trusted exterminators in Northport, Huntington, Commack and Smithtown. He also writes many interesting articles and blogs, advising people on how to best handle an infestation situation and the steps to take to prevent one. Visit http://almexterminatinginc.com/ to know more.

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