Attic Bed Bugs

Prepping an attic for insulation removal treatment for bed bugs treatment with anti microbial agent and new insulation instillation.

Attic bed bugs.

Bats in the attic. In your room the cracks and crevices closest to the host are most commonly found right on or around the bed. Bug bombs that are 6 ounces can treat a large room up to 25 by 25 feet according to the environmental protection agency. Bed bugs are active mainly at night and prefer to feed on humans.

Specifically they re drawn in by your body heat the carbon dioxide you exhale and other biological signatures. What you think are bed bugs in your attic may actually be bat bugs which are related to bed bugs and look almost the same. Preferring to live in dark secluded areas house miceoften invade attics. Bug bombs should not be used in very small spaces such as underneath counters or in small closets.

Now gel baits won t work very well for obvious reasons of melting but certain scatter baits are perfect for just such a treatment. As with bed bugs you ll need a professional exterminator to eradicate this problem as well as the bats that are bringing them in. Baiting in an attic is by far one of the best things you can do. I use niban granule baits myself.

Roof rats in the attic. Stinging insects like wasps hornets yellow jackets and bees love a dry warm attic for their nest or hive. As bed bugs feed on warm blooded creatures it s only natural that they re attracted to you. Their flight pattern to and from your eaves is the most obvious clue.

Though they may feed on animals bed bugs are generally found feeding on the blood of humans. As their name would suggest roof ratsprefer to live in the upper parts of buildings such as. Their flattened bodies enable them to fit into tiny crevices.