Attic Bed Bugs

Bats in the attic.

Attic bed bugs.

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. Prepping an attic for insulation removal treatment for bed bugs treatment with anti microbial agent and new insulation instillation. Stinging insects like wasps hornets yellow jackets and bees love a dry warm attic for their nest or hive.

Bug bombs that are 6 ounces can treat a large room up to 25 by 25 feet according to the environmental protection agency. Though they may feed on animals bed bugs are generally found feeding on the blood of humans. As bed bugs feed on warm blooded creatures it s only natural that they re attracted to you. Their flattened bodies enable them to fit into tiny crevices.

During the daytime they will typically hide in close proximity to their host. Baiting in an attic is by far one of the best things you can do. 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 their name would suggest roof ratsprefer to live in the upper parts of buildings such as.

I use niban granule baits myself. Roof rats in the attic. Preferring to live in dark secluded areas house miceoften invade attics. As with bed bugs you ll need a professional exterminator to eradicate this problem as well as the bats that are bringing them in.

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. Bug bombs should not be used in very small spaces such as underneath counters or in small closets. Attic bugs pests identification house mice in the attic.