
Bed Bug Transmission
Bed Bugs are the best hitch-hikers. Bed bugs will attach to virtually anything. Bed bugs are highly adapted to the behaviors of humans. Through evolution, they have become adept at hiding undetected close to their food source – You. Here is an incomplete list of bed bug hiding places (with pictorial evidence), besides the obvious exterior and interior of the bed and box spring.- Bed frame and all its crevices
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- Head board and baseboard
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- Blanket and pillow, sleeping bag
- Tufts and corners of carpeting
- Wood framing

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- Other household furniture: couch, chair, sofa, tables and all the cracks and crevices
- Household appliances and electronics: lamp, TV, phone, modem, computer, fire alarm / smoke detector, switch plates
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- Holes: any imaginable hole, screw holes, nail holes, wall holes
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- Clothing: shirt collar, pant crease or fold, carrying case, sweater, hat, shoes
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- Accessories: purse, handbag
- Any and all thrift store items
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- Curtains folds
- Luggage, carrying case, bags, brief case
- Wall hangings: picture backing, picture frame
- Boxes
- Behind loose wall coverings, such as wall paper and wall paneling
- Between floor boards
- Toys
- Car upholstery
- Pets, primarily domestic dogs and dogs
- Wild animals, such as bats and birds (birds may have bed bugs and people may have bird bugs or bat bugs). These blood suckers are not species specific.
- dormitories
- hotels, motels
- hostels
- camps
- treatment centers
- nursing homes
- half-way houses, shelters.It is not just a new resident that could bring in bed bugs, but also any visitor at any time. Places Where People Come and Go: Laundromats are places where people go with unknown bed bug problems that are shared or with known bed bug problems that they are treating, with or without proper care to avoid infesting others. Hotels and motels are major culprits in the transmission of bed bugs. Unsuspecting guests are not present long enough to know the condition of the room. All it takes is a few minutes for bed bugs to move from any of the above hiding places in the guest room to the belongings of a room guest. Bed bugs are now a major economic pest of the hospitality industry. Unfortunately, hotels and motels often have neither the manpower nor the financial capacity to manage this constantly returning pest. A well qualified pest control inspector will know to look for and treat bedbugs in all these areas.
Locations
City Services for Pest Control in Los Angeles
Agoura Hills | Northridge | |
Alhambra | Pacific Palisades | |
Arcadia | Palos Verdes Estates | |
Beverly Hills | Pasadena | |
Burbank | Pomona | |
Calabasas | Rancho Palos Verdes | |
Cerritos | Redondo Beach | |
City of Industry | Reseda | |
City of Los Angeles | Rolling Hills Estates | |
Claremont | San Marino | |
Culver City | Santa Fe Springs | |
Cypress | Santa Monica | |
Diamond Bar | Sherman Oaks | |
El Monte | Sylmar | |
El Segundo | Tarzana | |
Encino | Temple City | |
Glendale | Toluca Lake | |
Granada Hills | Torrance | |
Hacienda Heights | Venice | |
Hidden Hills | Walnut | |
Hollywood | West Covina | |
La Verne | West Hollywood | |
Long Beach | West Los Angeles | |
Malibu | Westlake Village | |
Manhattan Beach | Whittier | |
Marina Del Rey | Woodland Hills | |
North Hollywood | ||
City Services for Pest Control in Orange County
Aliso Viejo | Laguna Hills | |
Anaheim | Laguna Niguel | |
Brea | Lake Forest | |
Buena Park | Los Alamitos | |
Capistrano Beach | Mission Viejo | |
City of Orange | Newport Beach | |
Corona Del Mar | Orange | |
Costa Mesa | Rancho Santa Margarita | |
Dana Point | Rossmoor | |
Fountain Valley | San Clemente | |
Fullerton | San Juan Capistrano | |
Garden Grove | Santa Ana | |
Huntington Beach | Tustin | |
Irvine | Villa Park | |
La Habra | Westminster | |
Laguna Beach | Yorba Linda | |
City Services for Pest Control in San Diego
4S Ranch | Rancho Penasquitos | |
Poway | Scripps Ranch | |
Rancho Bernardo | ||
Descanso | Ramona | |
Julian | Santa Ysabel | |
Pine Valley | ||
Bonsall | Hidden Meadows | |
Escondido | Pauma Valley | |
Fallbrook | Valley Center | |
Carlsbad | Pacific Beach | |
Coronado | Point Loma | |
La Costa | San Ysidro | |
Mira Mesa | The City of San Diego | |
Otay Mesa | ||
Cardiff by the Sea | Oceanside | |
Carmel Valley | Rancho Santa Fe | |
Del Mar | San Marcos | |
Encinitas | Solana Beach | |
La Jolla | Vista | |
Alpine | Imperial Beach | |
Bonita | Jamul | |
Chula Vista | La Mesa | |
East Lake Chula Vista | Lakeside | |
El Cajon | Santee | |
City Services for Pest Control in Ventura
Camarillo | Simi Valley | |
Moorpark | Thousand Oaks | |
City Services for Pest Control in Riverside
Canyon Lake | Norco | |
Chino Hills | Perris | |
Corona | Sun City | |
Eastvale | Temecula | |
Lake Elsinore | The City of Riverside | |
Menifee | Wildomar | |
Moreno Valley | Winchester | |
Murrieta | ||
City Services for Pest Control in San Bernardino
Chino | Ontario | |
Fontana | Rancho Cucamonga | |
Highland | Redlands | |
Loma Linda | Upland | |
Montclair | Yucaipa | |