DENVER - Don't let the bed bugs bite. That may be getting harder and harder to do as the number of bed bugs calls across the nation is on the increase.
The National Pest Management Association says that nationwide, calls about bed bugs are up nearly 60 percent over the past 5 years.
Locally, EnviroPest says the amount of bed bugs calls they responded to recently tripled the average amount. "Bed bugs are usually found in urban/suburban areas where there is a lot of population," says Steve Anderson, Marketing Director with EnviroPest.
Anderson adds, that bed bugs are like hitch hikers, in that they like to hide in everything from your clothes to your luggage, and many times people bring the tiny insects home with them after a vacation elsewhere.
Service Manager Roger Lauer takes us on an inspection of a bedroom in northwest Denver. He inspects the mattress and bed frame. "They'll come out at night to get the 'blood meal' and go back in," says Lauer.
EnviroPest's motto is: " Colorado's cure for creepy crawly things."
The company goal is to get the little guys in time so you have a good night's sleep.
The National Pest Management Association says that nationwide, calls about bed bugs are up nearly 60 percent over the past 5 years.
Locally, EnviroPest says the amount of bed bugs calls they responded to recently tripled the average amount. "Bed bugs are usually found in urban/suburban areas where there is a lot of population," says Steve Anderson, Marketing Director with EnviroPest.
Anderson adds, that bed bugs are like hitch hikers, in that they like to hide in everything from your clothes to your luggage, and many times people bring the tiny insects home with them after a vacation elsewhere.
Service Manager Roger Lauer takes us on an inspection of a bedroom in northwest Denver. He inspects the mattress and bed frame. "They'll come out at night to get the 'blood meal' and go back in," says Lauer.
EnviroPest's motto is: " Colorado's cure for creepy crawly things."
The company goal is to get the little guys in time so you have a good night's sleep.
