When facing a highly-contagious infestation (such as bed bugs), it’s easy to feel helpless. Bed bugs are resilient and difficult to exterminate.  In New York City, the number of bedbug complaints has increased dramatically since 2000. Bed bug sightings in NYC have even been reported on subway trains, buses, and movie theaters. NYC is an equal opportunity city for these parasites, reaching all populations and neighborhoods equally. It doesn’t matter if you live in a luxury apartment or a downtown tenement—if you live in NYC, you’re at risk of getting bed bugs. So how do you get rid of these abhorrent insects?

New York Bed Bug Epidemic

Introduction

New York City is facing a bed bug epidemic. The city’s Department of Housing and Preservation says that more than 4,000 complaints have been filed each year since 2015 — a number that has doubled in some neighborhoods. Bed bugs are not only unpleasant to deal with, but they’re also expensive. Based on data from the National Pest Management Association, it costs about $1,400 to treat them.

Bed bugs were almost eradicated in the 1940s, and again in the 1990s.

Bed bugs were almost eradicated in the 1940s, and again in the 1990s. As with many pests, they have since developed resistance to commonly used pesticides and are now on the rise again. Bed bug infestations are difficult to treat effectively because of their low numbers, which can make it difficult to find all of them.

Bed bugs aren’t just a problem for New York City; they’ve been reported across the country as well as in Europe and Asia. Because bed bug infestations often go unnoticed until an outbreak occurs, it’s important that you learn how to identify signs of them so you can act quickly if you suspect an issue exists at your home or business establishment.

New York bed bug infestations are not caused by dirty or cluttered homes.

While it’s true that New York bed bug infestations are not caused by dirty or cluttered homes, it’s also true that you don’t need to live in a messy house for bed bugs to be attracted to your home. You could have an immaculately clean home and still have bed bugs. Bed bugs don’t care if your house is tidy. They just want a warm place to hide out and eat blood (yum!).

If you think your New York real estate may be at risk of being infested with these nasty creatures, call us today! We can help ensure that the pests don’t come into contact with any of your belongings by treating them with professional-grade pesticides and traps so they can’t get inside the walls or crawl around on the floors where they might find some unsuspecting victims (er.. sorry).

Bed bugs can be found in any public place, even 5-star hotels.

Bed bugs are not limited to poor neighborhoods, dirty homes, low-income housing or apartments. They can be found in any public place, even 5-star hotels.

Bed bugs are small insects that feed on human blood. Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices during the day and come out at night to feed. Bed bug bites do not usually show up immediately but may take several hours to develop into a red welt with a clear center surrounded by an inflamed ring of skin.

If you have bedbugs then your home will need to be treated for them before it can be considered safe for you or your family members again!

Bed bugs can live in small cracks and crevices near or around beds.

The bed bug is a small insect that lives in mattresses, box springs, furniture and other areas. They feed on the blood of humans and animals. Immature bed bug nymphs are tiny – about the size of a pinhead. Bed bugs are considered among the most stubborn pests to treat as they can hide in very small cracks and crevices. They also tend to infest an entire building rather than just one room or area like roaches do.

Bed bugs can be found anywhere there is an accumulation of organic material such as dirt, grease or excrement from pets such as birds or mice but they prefer human blood since it contains more protein than any other animal source available to them including dogs & cats!

Pesticides alone will not eliminate a bed bug infestation.

If you have a bed bug infestation, you probably know that pesticides are not the ultimate solution. While they can kill some of the bugs, they don’t eliminate all of them and they certainly don’t get rid of them permanently. The reason why is because bed bugs are extremely hard to kill:

• They’re resilient – Bed bugs can survive for up to 18 months without feeding on human blood! If you think about all those times you left your sheets on the floor for days or weeks at a time (gross), it’s no wonder that these little bloodsuckers were able to survive so long without eating anything (and still, if there was any food left in your home).
• They can hide in small spaces – Bed bugs often hide inside furniture such as mattresses and box springs; behind wallpaper; inside cracks or crevices in walls; behind electrical outlets; under loose wallpaper seams; around door frames; behind baseboards and molding; inside headboards and footboards where two pieces join together. You might not see them because they’re so small—some people claim they have seen these critters as small as 1/16th of an inch!

Don’t panic, but don’t ignore signs of bed bugs

• Don’t panic, but don’t ignore signs of bed bugs.
• Bed bugs are not a sign of a dirty home or hotel room. They can also be found in hospitals, schools, and offices.
• Don’t assume you’ll get them just because you’re staying in a hotel with lots of people coming and going from different places (like an airport). This is one reason why hotels have started to use steam cleaners for their rooms: to kill bed bugs before they start bringing them home with you!

Conclusion

In conclusion, the spread of bed bugs in New York City is a serious problem. The city should take measures to ensure that people understand how to prevent infestations, and it should also find ways to control their spread from one home or building to another. Given the high cost of treatment and the risk for spreading infections through bed bug bites, this is an issue that needs immediate attention from local government officials.