Bed Bug Briefing

Bed bugs hide when the daylight comes around Flattened bodies — that's how they stay down Midnight to dawn is when they come to feed Know the facts cold — that's all you need Quarter inch long — that's the size of a bed bug, write it down Flattened bodies let them hide when the sun comes around Four segments on the antenna — lock that number in Check the peeling wallpaper, bed frames, furniture, cracks — that's where they've been During daylight hours they tuck into the upholstery of chairs Midnight to dawn is when they're active — catch 'em if you dare The male abdomen is pointed, the female's is rounded — that's the sex ID Sweet odor when disturbed — that's the smell you'll get to see They eat any warm-blooded animal's blood — that's a fact that's true Five to ten days to digest that meal before they come back to you Five nymphal stages minimum before they reach adult life Egg, nymphs — five instars — then adult — three stages cut like a knife To molt they must have a blood meal — no blood, no shed skin They molt every five to ten days — the cycle begins again A female lays one to five eggs per day — steady output right there Two hundred to five hundred eggs in a lifetime — handle with care A bed bug survives without feeding for twelve to eighteen months — that's long No food for over a year — these insects are strong Small blood stains on sheets — that's the visible sign of an active hit Post-treatment? Tell the customer: set traps, re-inspect — that's it How many days before you re-spray? Two weeks — egg biology's why Eggs don't die on the first round — the cycle says you gotta come back by Zero pupa or larva stages — bed bugs only have nymphal phases No complete metamorphosis here — that's what makes this bug so crazy The best environmentally sound elimination method? Heat — around 120 degrees That temperature kills all life stages — every egg, every nymph, with ease Pyrethroids show high levels of resistance in bed bugs — don't rely on that spray Re-introduction is the biggest reason treatment fails — new guests bring 'em every day Are bed bugs preventable in a hotel? No — that answer's plain New guests keep cycling through — re-introduction's always the game Lice cannot be treated like bed bugs — that's false — lice are a medical call Crab louse on a person's body — send them to a physician down the hall What types of infestations can you smell? German roach and bed bugs too That sweet odor tips you off before you even get a view After treatment the customer must re-inspect all previously infested areas — stay aware Set traps as the follow-up — monitor the zones with care Harborage sites to inspect: peeling wallpaper, bed frames, furniture, cracks and crevices — all four Upholstery of chairs during the day — check every seam and every pore They're most active midnight to dawn — that's the feeding window they keep Flattened bodies help them hide — slipping into every crack while you sleep Two hundred to five hundred lifetime eggs — one to five per day she lays Twelve to eighteen months without a meal — they wait through hunger for days Four antenna segments — male is pointed, female is round at the end Sweet smell when disturbed — that's your nose telling you there's bugs to contend 120 degrees kills them — heat treatment is the greenest way to go Re-spray after two weeks — egg biology runs the show Re-introduction is why hotels fail — prevention there? It cannot be done Now every bed bug fact is loaded — go pass that exam and run Bed bugs hide when the daylight comes around Flattened bodies — that's how they stay down Midnight to dawn is when they come to feed 120 degrees, two-week re-spray — now you've got everything you need Bed bug facts locked — go get that license!