Bed Bug Treatment and Extermination
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Bed Bug Treatment and Extermination
Bed bugs are one of the most notorious and problematic household pests. They’re difficult to see, they can carry diseases, they like to hide in soft furnishings, and they multiply quickly, so identifying and controlling them early is critical.
Maximum Pest Management is a bed bug extermination company with more than 20 years of experience. We’re a family-owned business serving residential and commercial customers in the Wichita, Kansas, area. Our pest control services are provided with no contracts, giving you the freedom to schedule treatments at the frequency that works for you.
Our bed bug control services begin with a free inspection. If an active infestation is found, we will recommend a treatment plan that targets both adult bed bugs and their larvae. We’ll provide a solution using the safest, most effective tools and techniques to eliminate bed bugs. At least one follow-up visit is suggested to ensure that all bed bugs have been eliminated.
Reviews for Maximum Pest Management
Maximum Pest Management
621 North Kessler Street Suite C, Wichita
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Extremely professional, courteous, and polite. Great knowledge. Very helpful. … More Armando was excellent. I also loved the communication with the company. It was nice to see reminder emails and texts. Extremely nice to get a text notifying me that they were on the way with a photo of the professional. I would highly recommend.
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I was hesitant to have an exterminator because people told me unless you hit … More the spider directly, it was pointless. I had sprayed many times with stuff from the stores and still saw regular activity. I'll tell you what... This is grade A extermination!!!! Mike came out, he was so knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor. Explained everything thoroughly. I had those pest sticky pads out in the garage and they had spiders on them the next morning after being out out. After Mike sprayed, there hasn't been one bug of any kind on it, and that was a week ago! And the pads are right by the opening of the garage door. I've seen dead spiders, which is the only kind of spider I like to see. His stuff works! And now with regular maintenance, I will rest easy knowing my daughter and I are less likely to run into those jerks, especially the recluses! Thanks Mike!
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Mike has always been professional, courteous, timely, quick and effective. They … More also have very convenient electronic/text scheduling, reminders and billing. I would not hesitate to recommend their services.
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AMAZING customer service. Their appointment management software sends appointment … More reminders and communicates arrival time so I don’t have to call to confirm that they are coming out. I also appreciated how readily Mike educated me on the pests specific to my home! Excited to begin using them regularly!
Bed Bug Facts
What Are Bed Bugs?
Bed bugs are nocturnal insects that feed exclusively on blood to survive. They prefer human blood but can also survive on the blood of domestic animals such as dogs or cats.
Habitat
Bed bugs spend as much as 90% of their life hiding deep within cracks and crevices of bedding and soft furniture, only emerging for short periods of time to feed on blood.
Appearance
When unfed, bed bugs range in color from light tan to mahogany brown depending upon what stage of life they’re in. After a blood meal, they have a reddish appearance.
Lifespan & Reproduction
Bed bugs typically live for 300 days or more. A mated female bed bug typically lays 2-5 eggs per day, for a total of 200-500 eggs in her lifetime. This makes it easy for bed bugs to quickly establish themselves, multiply in large numbers, and survive for long periods of time.
Signs Of Bed Bug Infestation
The first sign of a possible bed bug infestation is often a bite. Bed bug bites can be rash-like or itchy welts that can become inflamed in people who are allergic.
Other signs of infestation include bed bug excrement, shed skins, or small blood spots on bed linens or a mattress. The excrement is dark brown or black spots that create a pepper-like appearance on a mattress or box springs.
Bed bugs also shed their skin when they molt as they grow. These shed skins may be found near the excrement spots. Of course, seeing a bed bug itself confirms their presence, but this is rare.
How Did I Get Bed Bugs?!
Unfortunately, you’ll likely never know. It’s a common misconception that bed bugs are only found in dirty or unkempt places. In reality, bed bugs have survived for thousands of years because they spread easily and can establish themselves in any structure near a blood source.
Bed bugs can move from infested furniture or other areas by hitching a ride in luggage, backpacks, or another item that’s placed on soft or upholstered surfaces. This can easily happen in a public setting such as a bus, school, hospital, library, or movie theater.
Multi-unit properties such as hotels and apartment complexes are especially vulnerable to bed bugs, because they can easily travel between the rooms.
Once inside, bed bugs gravitate toward their preferred blood source (humans) and the places we sleep. Bed bugs’ secretive lifestyle allows infestations to often go undetected for months. This allows the population to grow and makes control efforts even more difficult
How We Treat for Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are notoriously difficult to control, and every situation is different; however, Maximum Pest Management has proven solutions.
Typically, we apply multiple pesticides mixed with an insect growth regulator where the insects live and travel. For effective control, we recommend both an initial and a follow-up treatment to get rid of bed bugs.
The field service rep will also provide laundering instructions and other recommended steps customers can take to help prevent the spread. Using a cotton or poly-blend bed bug cover for the mattress and box springs is also strongly suggested.
What Are Bed Bugs?+
Bed bugs are nocturnal insects that feed exclusively on blood to survive. They prefer human blood but can also survive on the blood of domestic animals such as dogs or cats.
Habitat
Bed bugs spend as much as 90% of their life hiding deep within cracks and crevices of bedding and soft furniture, only emerging for short periods of time to feed on blood.
Appearance
When unfed, bed bugs range in color from light tan to mahogany brown depending upon what stage of life they’re in. After a blood meal, they have a reddish appearance.
Lifespan & Reproduction
Bed bugs typically live for 300 days or more. A mated female bed bug typically lays 2-5 eggs per day, for a total of 200-500 eggs in her lifetime. This makes it easy for bed bugs to quickly establish themselves, multiply in large numbers, and survive for long periods of time.
Signs Of Bed Bug Infestation+
The first sign of a possible bed bug infestation is often a bite. Bed bug bites can be rash-like or itchy welts that can become inflamed in people who are allergic.
Other signs of infestation include bed bug excrement, shed skins, or small blood spots on bed linens or a mattress. The excrement is dark brown or black spots that create a pepper-like appearance on a mattress or box springs.
Bed bugs also shed their skin when they molt as they grow. These shed skins may be found near the excrement spots. Of course, seeing a bed bug itself confirms their presence, but this is rare.
How Did I Get Bed Bugs?!+
Unfortunately, you’ll likely never know. It’s a common misconception that bed bugs are only found in dirty or unkempt places. In reality, bed bugs have survived for thousands of years because they spread easily and can establish themselves in any structure near a blood source.
Bed bugs can move from infested furniture or other areas by hitching a ride in luggage, backpacks, or another item that’s placed on soft or upholstered surfaces. This can easily happen in a public setting such as a bus, school, hospital, library, or movie theater.
Multi-unit properties such as hotels and apartment complexes are especially vulnerable to bed bugs, because they can easily travel between the rooms.
Once inside, bed bugs gravitate toward their preferred blood source (humans) and the places we sleep. Bed bugs’ secretive lifestyle allows infestations to often go undetected for months. This allows the population to grow and makes control efforts even more difficult
How We Treat for Bed Bugs+
Bed bugs are notoriously difficult to control, and every situation is different; however, Maximum Pest Management has proven solutions.
Typically, we apply multiple pesticides mixed with an insect growth regulator where the insects live and travel. For effective control, we recommend both an initial and a follow-up treatment to get rid of bed bugs.
The field service rep will also provide laundering instructions and other recommended steps customers can take to help prevent the spread. Using a cotton or poly-blend bed bug cover for the mattress and box springs is also strongly suggested.
Reviews for Maximum Pest Management
Maximum Pest Management
621 North Kessler Street Suite C, Wichita
-
Extremely professional, courteous, and polite. Great knowledge. Very helpful. … More Armando was excellent. I also loved the communication with the company. It was nice to see reminder emails and texts. Extremely nice to get a text notifying me that they were on the way with a photo of the professional. I would highly recommend.
-
I was hesitant to have an exterminator because people told me unless you hit … More the spider directly, it was pointless. I had sprayed many times with stuff from the stores and still saw regular activity. I'll tell you what... This is grade A extermination!!!! Mike came out, he was so knowledgeable, and had a great sense of humor. Explained everything thoroughly. I had those pest sticky pads out in the garage and they had spiders on them the next morning after being out out. After Mike sprayed, there hasn't been one bug of any kind on it, and that was a week ago! And the pads are right by the opening of the garage door. I've seen dead spiders, which is the only kind of spider I like to see. His stuff works! And now with regular maintenance, I will rest easy knowing my daughter and I are less likely to run into those jerks, especially the recluses! Thanks Mike!
-
Mike has always been professional, courteous, timely, quick and effective. They … More also have very convenient electronic/text scheduling, reminders and billing. I would not hesitate to recommend their services.
-
AMAZING customer service. Their appointment management software sends appointment … More reminders and communicates arrival time so I don’t have to call to confirm that they are coming out. I also appreciated how readily Mike educated me on the pests specific to my home! Excited to begin using them regularly!