Bed Bugs
We Provide Bed Bug Pest Control in Albury-Wodonga
Get A Good Night’s Rest Again!
At Professional Pest Control, we help clients in and around Albury-Wodonga reclaim their bedding to get a full night’s sleep again. Being nocturnal parasites, bed bugs are notorious for disrupting our sleeping patterns to feed on our blood.
You are most likely to catch them nesting within the seams of your mattress, around your carpet’s edges, between floorboard crevices or underneath loose wallpaper. Motels, hostels, shelters and apartment complexes are among the areas where bed bugs are most prevalent.
Dealing with bed bugs or other unwanted pests? Get in touch with Professional Pest Control and talk to us about removing bed bugs, termites, ants, rodents and other pest species.
What To Look For
There are various signs and symptoms to be aware of when you suspect a bed bug infestation. These include:
- Clustered or linear bite marks on the skin
- Blood on your mattress or sheets
- Dark spots in the cracks of the mattress of carpet edges
- A musty odour
We require your full cooperation in treating bed bugs on your property. There are set instructions you will need to follow before and after treatment to allow our treatments to take effect. To learn more about our treatment and prevention methods, please call us on 1300 785 597.
Methods We Use:
HEAT TREATMENT
(the preferred treatment)
- Specialised treatment – technician specifically trained
- A single dose of temperatures reaching 62 degrees to be successful
- Discreet, no visible treatment, no Residual odour
- No additional manual labour costs after treatment of affected room, Furnishings, linen
- Scientific & industry studies along with field use confirm heat is extremely successful in killing bedbugs & their harbourages
CHEMICAL
- Technicians require a professional licence to apply chemicals
- Approximately 3 visits in application
- Can be expensive to complete due to multiple applications
- Cost of replacement of infected furnishings, linen, room fittings
How Many Visits Does It Take To Kill Bed Bugs
A single heat treatment can successfully eradicate bed bugs if executed correctly, while chemical treatment often requires multiple visits. By targeting the bed bugs when they are most vulnerable, heat treatment
effectively addresses the challenge posed by these resilient insects, which possess remarkable abilities to elude capture by hiding in hard-to-reach places.
In addition, opting for heat treatment enables individuals to regain access to their rooms or house at a faster pace compared to chemical treatment. Moreover, heat treatment proves to be a cost-effective choice, enabling people to save more money in the process.
Facts About Bed Bugs:
- Bedbugs latch onto anything: luggage, clothing people, backpacks.
- They lay 1-5 eggs per day and over 500 in a lifetime
- They can survive for months without eating
- Eggs and larvae die at 49°C
- They draw blood for 5 minutes then retreat to digest
- Hatchlings are tiny enough to pass through mattress stitch-holes.
- They can ingest 7 times their weight in blood, like a guy downing 450 litres
- They're found globally; 20% have had an infestation or know someone who has
- They don’t discriminate; you can find then in any hotel, be it 5-star or 1-star
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Commercial Services
Residential Services
Operating Hours
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- Saturday
- Appointment Only
- Sunday
- Closed
ABN – 95 505 049 400
NSW Pesticide Licence – 5074660
VIC Pest Control Licence – L010600
