People who realize that their homes have bed bugs are often tempted to keep their infestations quiet. The stigma of having bed bugs means that people often try to solve the problem themselves. This is a mistake. First, having bed bugs is no reflection on your own personal cleanliness. Bed bugs in Toms River and Bricktown can be found in the nicest of homes. Second, home remedies such as traps or bug bombs simply do not work on bed bugs. Professional pest control is the only effective way of how to get rid of bed bugs in Toms River and Ocean County

Good night,
Sleep tight,
Don’t let the bed bugs bite.

But for many years, that was all most people knew about bed bugs. Indeed, a lot of people wondered if there even was such a thing as a bedbug.

There is.

Bed bugs (sometimes called “bedbugs;” either form is correct) are small, parasitic insects that feed upon human blood. Once thought to be nonexistent in North America, bed bugs have been coming back with a vengeance in the past few years.

Some experts attribute the rapid comeback of the bed bug to increased international travel, while others believe it has more to do with changes in the way pest control is done nowadays. Older exterminating methods relied on residual sprays, which may have kept the bedbug populations down even though the sprays were intended to control other insects such as cockroaches.

Most likely, both factors have contributed to the bedbug renaissance. One thing, however, is certain: A lot of people are losing sleep over bed bugs. They can cause serious rashes, itching, and bleeding. They also impart a putrid smell when present in large numbers, and may cause allergic reactions in some people.