Bed bugs are small, oval, brownish insects that live on the blood of animals or humans. Adult bed bugs have flat bodies about the size of an apple seed. After feeding, however, their bodies swell and are a reddish color. Identifying bed bugs and removing them from your home or business can be a difficult…
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Bed bugs are everywhere, even in Kansas City, so how do you protect yourself from bringing back bed bugs when you are away from home, on vacation or visiting friends and relatives? Milberger Pest Control has tips to identify bed bugs and how to keep from bringing them to Kansas City with you. Bed bugs…
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Americans and bedbugs travel during the holidays. These unwanted guests might be traveling with your family and friends. The holidays bring visitors and well-wishers into your home: family members from out of town, college students back home for the holidays, neighbors stopping by with gifts or treats, and children playing with friends over the winter…
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The big news in Kansas City…Bedbugs are on the move and invading bookworm territory throughout the city! Although this sounds like a joke, we assure you it is not. Pest control professionals know, bedbugs can travel and often hide in books, bookshelves, furniture, behind paintings, etc. – making places like bedrooms, galleries, airports, hotels, and…
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Bed bugs have been in the news over the past few years. With all the attention these little blood suckers have received, you might think you know quite a bit about these pests: they feed on humans while they sleep, they cause itchy, red bumps they are hard to get rid of! The truth is, bed bugs…
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Bedbugs primarily feed on the blood of humans, although some species have a taste for other mammals and birds. We call it a bite but actually the bedbug inserts a sharp proboscis, or beak, into the victim’s skin and sucks the blood. It takes about 10 minutes for a bedbug to consume enough blood to be full…
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Bedbugs lurk in cracks and crevices and they’ve been living on human blood for centuries. Though they aren’t known to transmit disease or pose any serious medical risk, the stubborn parasites can leave itchy and unsightly bites. However, bedbugs don’t always leave marks. The best way to tell if you have a bedbug infestation is…
Read MoreOne of the hardest places to eradicate bed bugs is in apartment complexes. Whether it is a low-rent 4-plex or a high-rent high-rise, bed bugs can become a very persistent nuisance. Milberger Pest Control has been in the business for over 80 years and in that time, we have seen a lot, including fear, embarrassment,…
Read MoreDid you know that Bed Bugs were almost completely eradicated in the 1950’s. Unfortunately, they have recently made a comeback in a major way. These critters feed on humans blood cells while you sleep. They have increased in numbers throughout the United States since 1972 (when pesticides like Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) were banned) and are increasing…
Read MoreIf you have a bed bug infestation, you usually don’t know until it is too late. It is best to find out early, before the bed bugs have a chance to get established or spread. Treating a minor infestation may be a bit inconvenient, BUT it is far less costly and easier than treating the…
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