The traditional  way to treat bedbugs is through the use of insecticides and pesticides specifically designed to kill insects. The problem is, many of the chemicals within insecticides are not only toxic to insects, they can also be harmful to humans, pets, and the environment.

Unsafe exposure to insecticides can lead to headaches, dizziness, breathing difficulties, and vomiting. High levels will even change the hormone levels in your body and cause birth defects, so are especially detrimental to the health of pregnant women.

Clearly, using chemicals to kill pests in and around your home isn’t ideal. This goes double for the beds in your home. So, how do you know which bed bug treatments are safe?

Don’t Panic!!! Try not to panic! Remember, bed bugs are not attracted to dirt but are more like mosquitoes – they’re interested in blood, so you couldn’t have been any cleaner, you’ve just been somewhere where the bed bugs were. In most cases, bed bugs are picked up while traveling and then make themselves at home in your bed. Before proceeding to frantically blitz your bedroom with the vacuum and spray your whole room with disinfectant, here are three common mistakes people make when attempting to rid their homes of bed bugs:

If you have ever woken up to find that bed bugs bit you in your sleep, you’ll most likely feel a mixture of shock and disgust. You’ll probably want to bathe for hours on end and spray your entire home with pesticides, but it’s good to remember that this can happen to anyone. When dealing with an unpleasant situation like this, what you don’t do is just as important as what you do. 

Bed bugs are a nationwide problem that offers a big money-making opportunity for pest control companies.  However, to expand your pest control business to cover bed bugs, you will need special equipment and training.  Bed bugs aren’t like other pests; they require a customized treatment plan and often resist traditional chemical treatments.  Because of these facts, many pest control professionals find it hard to treat bed bugs, OR the bugs require so many treatments that their customers get frustrated with the time it takes to eliminate the problem.  But, don’t worry, Convectex is here to help!  We have everything you need to add bed bugs to your treatment list!