Bed bugs can find their way into your Kansas City home through some unexpected sources, including schools. These tiny pests are excellent hitchhikers, and schools provide plenty of opportunities for them to travel from one place to another undetected.
How Bed Bugs Spread in Schools
Schools are high-traffic environments where students bring backpacks, coats, gym bags, and other personal belongings. If just one student unknowingly has bed bugs at home, the pests can easily catch a ride on their items and enter the school building. From there, bed bugs can transfer to other students’ belongings, lockers, upholstered furniture, backpacks, and school buses. They don’t need a bed to survive. Despite the name, bed bugs are just as comfortable hiding in fabrics, crevices, and cluttered areas.
What Schools Do When Bed Bugs Are Found
Most schools have strict bed bug protocols to manage infestations quickly and discreetly, such as inspecting and isolating affected personal items, contacting the student’s family, and monitoring and cleaning affected areas. The goal is to eliminate the bugs without causing alarm or embarrassment. However, bed bugs are difficult to keep from spreading.
From School to Home: How Infestations Start
Once bed bugs attach to a backpack or jacket, it’s easy for them to make the jump into your home. Once inside, they hide in mattresses, furniture, baseboards, and even electrical outlets. Because they multiply quickly, one or two bugs can turn into a full-blown infestation before you realize it.
Professional Help Is the Only Way to Truly Eliminate Bed Bugs
DIY treatments rarely work against bed bugs. These pests are incredibly resilient and can hide in the smallest cracks, making them hard to reach without the right equipment and expertise. Milberger Pest Control uses proven, professional-grade treatments that target bed bugs at every stage of their life cycle, from eggs to adults.
Our team starts with a detailed inspection to identify the extent of the infestation. We then customize a treatment plan using the most effective methods available, including heat treatments and chemical applications, depending on your situation. Follow-up visits ensure the problem is completely resolved and doesn’t return.
Milberger Pest Control Is Here to Help
If you suspect bed bugs have entered your Kansas City home, possibly from a school or other public places, Milberger Pest Control has the tools and expertise to eliminate them for good. Contact us today to schedule an inspection and take back your peace of mind.
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