Attic Bed Bugs

As with bed bugs you ll need a professional exterminator to eradicate this problem as well as the bats that are bringing them in.

Attic bed bugs.

Their flattened bodies enable them to fit into tiny crevices. Their flight pattern to and from your eaves is the most obvious clue. Baiting in an attic is by far one of the best things you can do. Now gel baits won t work very well for obvious reasons of melting but certain scatter baits are perfect for just such a treatment.

Bug bombs that are 6 ounces can treat a large room up to 25 by 25 feet according to the environmental protection agency. Specifically they re drawn in by your body heat the carbon dioxide you exhale and other biological signatures. Though they may feed on animals bed bugs are generally found feeding on the blood of humans. As bed bugs feed on warm blooded creatures it s only natural that they re attracted to you.

What you think are bed bugs in your attic may actually be bat bugs which are related to bed bugs and look almost the same. I use niban granule baits myself. During the daytime they will typically hide in close proximity to their host. Stinging insects like wasps hornets yellow jackets and bees love a dry warm attic for their nest or hive.

Preferring to live in dark secluded areas house miceoften invade attics. In your room the cracks and crevices closest to the host are most commonly found right on or around the bed. Bed bugs are active mainly at night and prefer to feed on humans. Most attics are large enough for fumigants but only when the appropriate size bug bomb is used.

Bug bombs should not be used in very small spaces such as underneath counters or in small closets. As their name would suggest roof ratsprefer to live in the upper parts of buildings such as. Attic bugs pests identification house mice in the attic.