Greetings!
Be on the lookout for bed bugs this summer! Bed bugs like to travel and are good hitchhikers. They will hide in suitcases, boxes and shoes to be near a food supply. They are elusive, nocturnal creatures. They can hide behind baseboards and in cracks, crevices, and folded areas of beds, bedding and adjacent furniture, especially mattresses and box springs. Bed bugs can also hide in electrical switch plates, picture frames, wallpaper and nearly anywhere inside a home, car, bus, or other shelter. Bed bugs usually come out at night for a blood meal. However, they are opportunistic insects and can take a blood meal during the day, especially in heavily-infested areas. Bed bugs usually require 5-10 minutes to engorge with blood. After feeding, they move to secluded places and hide for 5-10 days. During this time, they do not feed but instead digest their meal, mate, and lay eggs. BED BUG Prevention: - Vacuum suitcases after returning from a vacation.
- Check your bedsheets for tell-tale blood spots.
- Consider bringing a large plastic trashbag to keep your suitcase in during hotel stays.
- Carry a small flashlight to assist you with quick visual inspections.
- Never bring second-hand furniture, especially mattresses and box springs, into a home without thoroughly examining for signs of a bed bug infestation. You might consider having a pest control professional inspect the furniture as it is difficult to detect an infestation if you are untrained.
- Regularly inspect areas where pets sleep for signs of bed bugs.
- Bed bugs are elusive creatures, so it is imperative to seek professional pest control to address an infestation.
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BUG BUSTERS USA EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARY
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Thanks for making Bug Busters USA so successful! July 1 ~ Bill Dutton ~ 5 years July 7 ~ Mike Davis ~ 8 years July 19 ~ Anthony Quinn ~ 5 years
Happy Birthday Bug Busters USA employees! July 18th Mike Davis
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Post Card Travel Contest!
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Create or design a Roachziilla postcard and win your own Roachzilla to take to the pool or beach!
Send your Postcards to RoachZilla from your Summer Travel Destinations!
- Send to Bug Busters USA PO Box 88601, Atlanta, GA 30356 Attn RoachZilla
- Include your within your note to RoachZilla your name and email address
- Winning entries will be based on craziest destination, furthest destination and best card photo/picture
- First Place will win a RoachZilla Pool Float
- Second Place will win a Bug Busters Fly Swatter
- Deadline for entries is July 30th 2011
- Winner agrees to have photo taken with RoachZilla to be used by Bug Busters USA.
- Check our Facebook page to see the winning postcard on July 30th 2011
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