Bed bugs are small, brownish, flattened insects that feed solely on the blood of animals. Although the common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) prefers feeding on humans, it will also bite other warm-blooded animals, including dogs, cats, birds and rodents.
Adult bed bugs are about 3/16” long and reddish-brown, with oval-shaped, flattened bodies. They are sometimes mistaken for ticks, cockroaches, carpet beetles or other household insects. The immature bed bugs (nymphs) resemble the adults, but are smaller and lighter in color. Bed bugs do not fly, and they don’t jump like fleas do ― but they can crawl rapidly over
FrontierBed Bug Treatment
We use EPA registered, non-toxic biopesticide as an effective, ready-to-use formulation containing the spores of a fungal disease that is deadly to bed bugs.
How It Works: When a bed bug comes into contact with a treated surface, the fungal spores stick to its feet and body and are taken back to its harborage. The spores transfer easily between bed bugs by direct contact, targeting bed bugs that do not leave the harborage.
After 24 hours, spores on the bed bug will germinate, like seeds, and penetrate directly through the cuticle of the bed bug. Once inside, the fungal disease grows in the blood system, killing the bed bug within 3-7 days.
This treatment is applied in narrow (2-inch) barriers in the areas where bed bugs will walk. The spray barrier has three-month residual activity.