Bed Bugs Are Invading Houston
Bed Bugs Are Invading Houston
Bed bugs are becoming more and more problematic all over the world. Bed bug infestation reports are at an all time high, and just when you thought that the bed bug scourge could not become any worse, many pest control professionals are encountering “super bed bugs”. Some of you may not have heard of the common term “super bed bugs” before, but they are just as unpleasant as they sound. Bed bugs that are growing increasingly resistant to insecticides are being dubbed “super bed bugs”. These super bed bugs can be found in many different locations around the world, but they are becoming particularly problematic in the city of Houston, Texas.
Houston already suffers from a serious insect pest problem. This area of southeastern Texas sees vast amounts of termites, even the dreaded Formosan subterranean termite species. However, it is the blood sucking insects that cause the greatest amount of problems in the Houston area. Everyone can remember how Texas and Florida were the two worst hit states for Zika a couple of years back, and this has not changed. Houston is located near the Gulf Coast, where mosquito activity is at its highest. In addition to the mosquito problem in Houston, pest control professionals in the city are now struggling with insecticide resistant bed bugs.
According to one pest control professional in Houston, bed bugs were not often reported until 2008. Now this has all changed, as bed bug infestations are now requiring multiple extermination crews to be working simultaneously. One pest control operator in the area even has a team of canines to help sniff out bed bugs in people’s homes. According to another pest control professional from Houston, if one single bed bug is left alone for a period of six months, eventually thirty one thousand bed bugs will result. Several different pest control officials have expressed concern over the growing insecticide resistance in bed bugs in the Houston area. In fact, some professionals are finding that not even heat treatments are working to eradicate bed bug infestations as effectively as usual.
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