If you thought that bedbugs are for the poor, then you are very wrong. They can be found in any house despite you financial capabilities. Bedbugs are very annoying at night. During the day they can really be an embarrassment. Imagine a bedbug crawling on the collar of your well cut suit while in an important meeting! They are easily spread but difficult to control. They hide during daytime only to come out at night to feed on the hosts’ blood.
Adult bedbugs are brown to reddish brown .They are oval in shape with a flattened body. They can easily hide in tiny cracks and crevices due to their flat body shape. They like hiding in dark and isolated areas. You will find them in skirting board, wardrobes, and bedside cabinets, underneath carpets, bed frames and headboard crevices. Hotels are not spared either! You will find bedbugs in the high class hotels.
How do you get bedbugs?
- From public places like buses, hotels, lodgings, market place or learning institutions.
- From neighbours through shared clothesline
- Storing damp laundry
- Some second hand bought items such as household furniture and clothing could be having the bugs.
Signs of infestation
- Bloodstained bed sheets and mattress from crushed bugs on the beddings
- Rusty dark, spots of excrement on bed sheets and mattresses, walls, furniture
- Sickly unpleasant scent
- Live insects
For bedbugs, prevention should be the key thing. But once you realize that you have been infested, the earlier you seek for professional advice the better. Rafiki Pest Control, well known for pest control in Kenya, has what it takes to totally eradicate bedbugs. We are the masters in residential pest control.
Since bedbug control is not a onetime affair, we will make follow up visits to ensure that complete eradication has taken place.
What we do
Inspection-Our bedbug specialists will come to inspect your premise to determine the level of infestation so as to come up with a proper treatment plan.
The experts know well for the areas to check since the bugs might be difficult to spot especially at daytime. They love dark places where they isolate and hide such as the seams of mattress, bed frame, other household furniture, walls and carpet, and electronics appliances.
In some instances especially for commercial pest control, they might be forced to use aerosol spray to flush them out of their hiding places.
How we get rid of bedbugs
Rafiki Pest Control uses both chemical and non chemical methods ways. Our long term experience has shown that an integrated approach works better in order to achieve the desired outcome.
Non chemical pest control help reduce their population. We advice you on:
- Keeping rooms clean and well lit .UV light help get rid of them
- Airing the beddings and seat covers in the sun.
- Keep beds, cupboards clothes away from walls
- Before moving to a new house, contact us so that we can pre treat it before moving in.
- Vacuuming greatly helps reduce their population.
Chemical control -We use the products recommended for pest control in Kenya. Pyrethroids are the best for bedbugs’ control. We do spray liquid aerosols, gas fumigation and also dust application .Gas fumigation also is very effective in eradicating the insects. It can safely be done by our bedbug specialists. They target both the adult and their eggs too to avoid future problems.
Don’t suffer in silence. Seek for professional advice. Come to Rafiki Pest control for the best bedbug control services.