Charlotte Bed Bug Treatment & Extermination
Bed bugs in Charlotte, NC are a serious issue and one that is not improving. Noosa is here to help you with our bed bug heat treatments!
- Bed bugs can be picked up and spread from anywhere.
- Noosa specializes in bed bug heat treatments in Charlotte, NC—and has since 2009.
- Bed bug heat treatments really work!
Bed bugs have nothing on our state-of-the-art heat treatment technology! Check out this short, fun take on a bed bug heat treatment with us.
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Worried You Have Bed Bugs? We’re the Experts Charlotte Trusts
A bed bug infestation can severely impact a person’s quality of life. Bed bugs reproduce at an exponential rate, and they’re very good at hiding in the smallest cracks. Because of this, they’re incredibly tough to get rid of without proper assistance.
Here at Noosa Pest Management, we are a locally owned and operated pest control company that has been providing the residents of North Carolina with bed bug treatments since 2006. Thanks to our decades of experience, we know exactly what it takes to effectively address even the most severe bed bug infestations.
We provide top-quality service at a competitive price, and we treat each of our clients like we’d like to be treated. Our employees are courteous and enthusiastic about their work, and they’re focused on building the best possible relationships with our clients.
What Our Clients Say About Our Pest Control Services
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"Noosa Pest is top notch in the service they provide. The owner Fred and his staff are always focused on providing the best customer experience. I love the fact that they are a locally owned family business, because I am essentially doing business with a neighbor and not some large corporation that doesn’t care about you. They are always helpful and attentive if I need anything or have any questions about pest control."
Why Choose Noosa Pest for Bed Bug Extermination?
Our Proven Bed Bug Heat Treatment Process
We offer several treatment options for bed bug infestations in Charlotte, including bed bug heat treatment. Before applying any treatment, our trained technicians will inspect your property for signs of a bed bug infestation. Once the identification has been made, we will design the ideal bed bug treatment plan for your infestation. After that, we will proceed with the treatment.
If the bed bug heat treatment is the chosen option for your infestation, you will need to vacate your home for about six hours. The exterminator will gradually increase the temperature, and once it has been increased to 45°C (113°F), the bed bugs will die. Only a single heat treatment is needed to exterminate all bed bugs in your residence.
Heat, when properly and safely applied, is the superior technique when handled and monitored by professionals. This environmentally friendly treatment option is more effective than chemical sprays, since it penetrates through the walls and deep into all the cracks and crevices of your home. Unlike sprays, it also kills bed bug eggs, ensuring that your infestation is fully treated.
How to Tell If You Have Bed Bugs
There are a number of telltale signs of a bed bug infestation. It’s important to look for these signs all around your home. Bed bugs prefer to stay near their food source, so infestation signs can often be found in pillows, headboards, bed frames, and in the seams, tags, and piping of mattresses and box springs.
Additional spots where infestation signs may be found include drawers, curtains, electrical appliances, loose wallpaper, and behind paintings. Furniture is a popular spot for bed bugs and infestation signs, including chairs and couches. Make sure to search in seams and couch cushions.
If you see a cluster of dark spots, brown or black, in mattresses, box springs, headboards, or bed frames, those are most likely droppings from a bed bug infestation. These pests might also travel eight feet away from the bed, hiding in cracks and crevices—so dark spots there can also indicate bed bug excrement.
Do you smell a sweet odor that is slightly musty? This can also be a sign. You may also notice groups or lines of bites on your skin; they can even be in a zig-zag pattern. These may be bed bug bites, especially if they appear on skin that is exposed while you sleep. Bed bug bites are itchy and prone to becoming infected.
Other common signs of a bed bug infestation include:
- Bed bugs in large numbers (often hidden in crevices)
- Bed bug exoskeletons that are shed when the bed bug molts
- Clusters of bed bug eggs; these are incredibly tiny and tough to see without the proper training and an LED flashlight
- Blood smears of bed bugs that have been crushed on the sheets
If you notice any of these signs, it’s time to reach out to Noosa Pest Management for a bed bug inspection.
The Risks of DIY Bed Bug Treatments
Store-bought sprays often fail to effectively take care of bed bug infestations. Because these sprays are designed to kill on contact, they can’t reach bed bugs that are hiding. The likelihood of being able to directly spray every bed bug in an infestation is incredibly low.
Additionally, numerous store-bought sprays can’t kill bed bug eggs. This means that whenever you use a spray, you’ll need to spray again anytime new bed bugs hatch. You’ll also need to make sure to spray at the proper application rate based on the label’s directions. If you don’t use enough spray, you’ll risk ineffective treatment.
Store-bought bed bug treatments like growth regulators and drying agents also take time to work. It’s better to get the job done as quickly and effectively as possible.
DIY treatments carry a risk of spreading the infestation to other rooms of your house, making it necessary to treat those additional rooms. These treatments can also cause bed bugs to hide in harder-to-reach areas, making bed bug control even more difficult.
What Makes Bed Bugs So Hard to Eliminate?
Many aspects of a bed bug's life cycle make them especially good at infesting homes. A bed bug can go from egg to reproductive adult in only 21 days; the warmer the climate, the faster this process can be.
An adult bed bug can continue to live and reproduce for anywhere from six to twelve months, laying up to 300 eggs. They lay several eggs a week, and the eggs hatch in six to seventeen days.
After a bed bug hatches, it goes through five nymph stages, feeding once per stage and then molting. Each stage takes around a week. it then becomes an adult and can reproduce, resulting in even more bed bugs.
Because of this, bed bug infestations in Charlotte can become overwhelming incredibly quickly. Bed bugs can also go up to a year without feeding, making it even easier for them to hide.
Bed bugs are so tiny that they can hide in crevices as thin as the width of a credit card. Additionally, many bed bugs are now resistant to store-bought pyrethroid insecticides like liquid pesticide sprays and aerosols. This is because the bed bugs that were least susceptible to these insecticides survived to breed, passing on that resistance.
Because of this, bed bugs are incredibly difficult to eliminate. Professional help is critical. If you’re dealing with a bed bug infestation, call the experts at Noosa as soon as possible.
Bed Bug Prevention Tips for Charlotte Homeowners
Once Noosa has treated your Charlotte, NC, home for bed bugs, you’ll need to stay vigilant in order to prevent future infestations. There are a number of ways to keep bed bugs from becoming a problem again.
Purchase protective encasements for your mattresses, box springs, and pillows. These protective encasements serve as tightly sealed barriers against bed bugs, preventing them from hiding in seams and other spots.
Make sure to vacuum all areas of your home regularly, especially gaps and cracks, carpets, upholstered furniture, and spots around your bed. If your vacuum has a HEPA filter, you’ll have a greater chance of effectively vacuuming up any bed bug eggs. After this, you’ll need to empty your vacuum’s canister or bag into a sealable bag and then throw that bag away.
After vacuuming cracks and crevices, you’ll need to find ways to seal them up properly. Any gaps in the walls could serve as a hiding place for bed bugs and other pests. Additionally, it’ll be important to get rid of unnecessary clutter in your home, since this also reduces the number of potential places for bed bugs to hide.
Wash your pillowcases, mattress covers, sheets, and blankets regularly using hot water. This effectively kills bed bugs and bed bug eggs. You’ll also need to clean your pets’ beds regularly and check the seams for signs of a bed bug infestation.
If you’re thinking about bringing second-hand furniture or other items into your home, you’ll need to make sure they’re completely free of bed bugs first. This means looking at seams, under couch cushions, and in every possible spot as carefully as possible. If you notice any potential signs of bed bugs, it’s best to avoid bringing the item into your home.
It’s also vital to be incredibly careful when you’re on vacation and staying in hotels and vacation rentals. Search the entire hotel room or vacation rental for bed bug signs before bringing your bags in, and make sure to keep all luggage on an elevated luggage rack or in the bathtub. Never put luggage on the bed.
If you have any visitors, especially ones who have been traveling on airplanes and sleeping in hotels, make sure they’ve been vigilant about bed bugs during their trip. Ask them to check their luggage for bed bugs just in case.
After treatments, prevention is key, and we’re here to help. Contact Noosa to find out more about our pest control plans, including regularly scheduled service visits after your initial bed bug treatment. These monitoring and follow-up services help ensure that your Charlotte home stays free of bed bugs.
End the Worry and Hassle Today
Noosa Pest Management is a locally owned and operated family business, offering pest control services for homes and businesses alike. We provide highly effective, low-impact solutions. We’re also an integral part of our community. Click here to learn more about our team.
If you’re near Charlotte, NC, contact the bed bug exterminator team at Noosa Pest Management today to schedule an inspection. Call 704-499-9922 to get a rapid response and get your infestation under control.
Bed Bug Treatment FAQs
Unfortunately, yes. This can happen. Bed bugs are crafty creatures and they can ride in on your luggage or other belongings. If you have any reason to suspect a hotel or other lodging facility may have had bed bugs, put your luggage in your garage when you arrive home. Unpack, and wash and DRY all clothes immediately. The heat from the dryer is the most effective part of this process. Use extreme caution when transporting items from luggage through your home to the laundry room. Then, put your luggage in large trash bags and close the bag so it’s airtight.
Keep the luggage in the trash bag for at least 14 days. Open your garage door when you’re ready to open the bag and keep all open to ventilate for a period of time.
There are insecticides available online and in hardware stores, and you can also buy the necessary safety equipment. Two of the main challenges include DIY-ing safely enough, which can be especially difficult if you have children or pets. The other issue is that, if you miss just a couple of these tiny critters, the infestation will grow again and your bed bug prevention will have failed. That’s why it makes sense to contact a professional.
We provide top quality service at a competitive price, and we treat each of our clients like we’d like to be treated. Our employees are courteous and enthusiastic about their work, focused on building the best possible relationships with our clients. Our technicians receive training in the latest products and application methods, with our full-sized trucks jam-packed with whatever might be needed to solve your problem .
Here is what just one client has to say about our work.
Noosa Pest is top notch in the service they provide. The owner Fred and his staff are always focused on providing the best customer experience. I love the fact that they are a locally owned family business, because I am essentially doing business with a neighbor and not some large corporation that doesn’t care about you. They are always helpful and attentive if I need anything or have any questions about pest control.
