Bed Bugs – Boulder County, Colorado

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Bed bug infestations are increasing in the United States and internationally. Bed bugs are small (adults are no more than inch in length), wingless insects that feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals. They can fill themselves with blood in less than 15 minutes and can lay between 1-5 eggs daily. Bed bug eggs hatch in about 10 days.

Bed bugs are not known to transmit disease, but repeated bites may cause an allergic reaction to the saliva and continued scratching of the bite sites can cause an infection. Bite marks typically occur on the skin of the upper torso in groups of three.

The brochure above provides all the information needed to prevent and get rid of bed bugs, including:

Populations of bed bugs are increasingly becoming insecticide resistant because of the widely ineffective use of pesticides to treat dwellings. In some cases chemical treatments are used when there is not a bed bug problem.

A 2010 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study found that an increases in bed bug populations is causing bed bugs to become resistant to commonly available insecticides and might cause increased misuse of pesticides. Between 2003 and 2010 there were 111 cases of serious acute illness associated with the misuse of pesticides used to treat for bed bugs.

Many people have started pesticide treatments who later found they do not have bed bugs. Look for:

Identify the bug yourself by placing them on white background and using a magnifying glass to compare them to one of the following:

An expert can examine the specimen and notify you of the bugs identification.

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Successful eradication of bed bugs in a home requires non-chemical as well as chemical insecticides treatments to be fully effective.

Use insecticide in all areas where bed bugs are present such as crevices in rooms, walls, and furniture especially bedroom furniture. Ensure pesticide directly contacts the bed bugs during application - use low volume but higher pressure application nozzles for crevices.

Bed bugs live in cracks and crevices such as:

Bed bugs can survive with food for one year so multiple inspections and non-chemical and directed chemical treatments needed to eliminate them. Any effective control measure for bed bugs requires support from all residents in affected buildings and ongoing monitoring for infestation from other housing units. When hiring a pest control professional, make sure:

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Nonchemical methods to control bed bugs include:

Experts recommend using pesticide treatments and all of the non-chemical practices to effectively eliminate bed bugs from your home. Professional pest control companies will know the safest types of chemicals to use and the safest methods to apply them and how to apply them directly on the bugs.

A bed bug elimination service agreement should be specifically for bed bugs, or include an addendum to a standard service agreement that addresses specific bed bug issues, and should include:

Many service agreement issues are unique to bed bug service (difficult pest to control, probability of re-infestation, need for cooperation, etc.).

Boulder County Public Health does not mediate tenant/landlord issues. Mediation is available through the following organizations:

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Bed Bugs - Boulder County, Colorado

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