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For Bed Bug Control in MN, call Luke 320-808-8666!

Our Minnesota Bed Bug Control Services are backed by a 30-day, 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. If your bed bug problem is not completely eliminated and returns within 30 days of treatment, we will come back and retreat at no cost to you.

Complete Bed Bug Control is a proud member of IBBRA (International Bed Bug Research Authority). As members of IBBRA, we are supported by a professional scientific advisory board comprised of internationally recognized entomologists, doctors, and scientists who, like us, dedicate their careers to the research, education, prevention, and elimination of bed bugs.

Our preferred method of bed bug control is heat. Heat treatments eliminate bed bugs in all stages, including the hard-to-eliminate eggs, in just one visit, compared to three or more visits with insecticides, which can take two or more months to completely exterminate the bugs and their eggs. The home and its affected areas are heated to 135 degrees, which is 15 degrees hotter than required to kill bed bugs in all life stages. We utilize an unmarked Temp Air thermal remediation trailer with a diesel generator and electric heaters, complete with computerized monitoring equipment to ensure every area of the home is heated and held at that temperature for the proper time.

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Bed Bug Prevention

  • Educate yourself and your family about bed bugs. If you have employees or tenants, they should be educated as well. Early detection is crucial, and education is key to achieving it.
  • Avoid clutter. Like most pests, bed bugs thrive in clutter, making infestations harder to detect.
  • Regularly inspect bedding, box springs, mattress seams, headboards, and furniture near your beds for bed bugs and signs of activity. Always use a flashlight during inspections.
  • Avoid buying used furniture and mattresses, especially from dumpster areas or curbside.
    Use caution when purchasing used clothing. Always launder items at the highest temperature setting before bringing them home.
  • Use certified bed bug-proof box spring and mattress encasements.
  • Inspect items that visitors bring into your home.
  • After having an overnight guest, inspect the room and launder the bedding.
  • Use bed bug monitoring devices.

Bed Bug Traveling Tips

  • Stay alert when traveling! Inspect rooms, paying special attention to the seams on the bed, bedding, box spring, the front and back of the headboard, nightstands, dressers, and floor trim.
  • If you find something suspicious, notify management and request to change rooms immediately, away from the possibly infested room.
  • Keep luggage and belongings, like shoes and clothing, up and away from the beds. Store items in the bathtub or on the luggage rack.
  • Storing luggage and other items in closed garbage bags can also decrease the chances of bringing these pests home.
  • Inspect, treat, or heat-treat luggage and all other items immediately after returning home, or if possible, before returning home.

Bed Bugs – A History

  • “Don’t let the bed bugs bite” is no longer just a nursery rhyme joke!
  • Bed bugs are not a new problem; they were mentioned as early as 400 B.C.
  • Bed bugs were believed to have medicinal value up until the 18th century.
  • They are thought to have evolved from bat bugs in the Middle East, where people and bats inhabited caves together.
  • Bed bugs were very common up until the 1930s. In the ’30s, it is estimated that as many as 1 in 3 homes had bed bug infestations.
  • The invention of DDT nearly eliminated bed bugs from most developed nations for decades.

Reasons for The Great Bed Bug Resurgence

  • Bed bugs have become incredibly resistant to most pesticides.
  • They are fantastic at hiding, allowing infestations to go undetected for long periods.
  • Bed bugs are great hitchhikers, moving from one residence to another unnoticed.
  • There is a lack of knowledge among pest control professionals.
  • There is a lack of awareness among the general public.
  • Increased travel, particularly international travel.

Bed Bug Bites

  • Approximately 75% of the general population reacts to bed bug bites, compared to only about 50% of the elderly population.
  • Bites from bed bugs usually do not require medical treatment. If bites are irritating and itchy, people often find relief using Benadryl or by placing a warm washcloth on the affected area. Avoid scratching the bites to prevent infection.
  • Diagnosing a bed bug bite is extremely difficult. Finding and saving a specimen that bit you is the best way to identify bed bug bites.
  • Bed bugs usually feed at night when their host is sleeping.
  • Bed bugs typically feed for 3 to 10 minutes.
  • Bites are painless at first but can develop into itchy welts on those affected.
  • Bed bug bites are most commonly found on exposed skin, often around the face, neck, arms, and hands.
  • Symptoms from bites develop anywhere from a few minutes to days after the bite.
  • Symptoms usually fade away within 1 to 2 weeks.
  • Some victims of bed bug infestations report insomnia and anxiety from the bites and the infestation.

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