4.11.2013

A Guideline to Termite Control and Bed Bug Treatment

Termites and bedbugs infestations are any home owner’s worst nightmare. Pest management can be carried out in the form of termite control, bed bugs treatment and other techniques to protect your home from structural damage caused by termites and sleep discomfort and disease caused by bedbugs.

Infestations of termites or white ants occur easily and the damage that they cause is huge, they thrive in places that have wood, paper cloth etc. They eat any wood available, beams, wooden foundations and floor boards causing structural damage to the house as well as environmental degradation. It is therefore prudent to carry out pretreatment before constructing a home similarly there are various termite control treatments available such as Fumigation where they use Vikane Gas to completely eradicate the colony, Liquid treatments such as using Carrier Or Barrier chemicals, Carrier type of chemicals is best suited for active termites as you can use an applicator to inject into the walls such as Fipronil and Imidacloprid, the sprayed termites will transfer the chemical to the rest of the colony in the hole or mound, whereas Barrier type of termiticides such as Bifenthrin kill the termites on the spot and prevent them from entering your home. Termidor can be applied to the foundation of your home.

There are various preventative measures towards termite control, bed bugs treatment and other pests in your home, they thrive in moist areas therefore ensure that water faucets are closed tight, there are no leaking pipes in your home, clear out all debris and other odds and ends lying about in your compound. The foundation, windows and doors should also be built a few inches above the ground.


Bed bugs are tiny, flattened pest allowing them easy access to crawl into your home through cracks and crevices making them difficult to detect. If the infestation is severe they can be seen scurrying around on your mattress, the bed bug bite as you sleep is another pointer as well as traces of their skin as they moult.

There are various ways of treating a bedbug infestation the most practical being a thorough vacuuming or steam cleaning of all carpeting, cracks and furniture where they are known to live. Vacuuming involves suction that will dislodge some of the bugs eggs from the cracks. Similarly, all garments, linen, bed sheets, comforters and duvets in the affected area should be soaked in warm water at a temperature above 120 degrees Fahrenheit in order to kill the bedbugs. If this unavailable wrap the garments in plastic and leave them in the sun for a couple of days. These bedbug treatments are the best especially when dealing with items which you would rather not expose to chemicals. Mattresses should be aired regularly, enclosing them in plastic or specific bed bug mattress cover should also do the trick. Bed bugs treatment should encompass the entire home to avoid new infestations in the future. Use of repellants and traps to scare of bed bugs should also be used because of the pheromones released. Insecticides against bed bugs come in a variety of forms aerosols, powders and sprays.

Where you are unsure of which method to use to deal with Termite control, bed bugs treatment and other pests it is important to turn to pest control professionals and exterminators. They will treat the entire building with termiticides and pesticides.

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