A Brief History Of Bed Bugs In Dallas - Bed Bug Exterminator Dallas

Appearances Of Bed Bugs In History

Bed bugs have been around since the dawn of time. They are found in the fossil record. They’ve also been in the United States from the beginning. Historians recount stories of ships in the 17th century that had serious bed bug issues and reports of people being bitten while they slept. This resulted in a ban on passengers bringing bedding on board. It is likely that colonists brought these bugs with them when they came to America (if bed bugs weren’t already here, living in tents with the indigenous people).

We have reports of bed bugs plaguing lawmakers in early U.S. history, and there are many examples of how bed bugs have continued to come to the states from other countries. As an example, during the mid 20th century, it was reported by the UK Ministry of Health that all the houses in many areas had some degree of bed bug infestation. This led to many US military bases having issues with bed bugs. When troops came home, they didn’t always come home alone.

We had a short reprieve between the 1950s and 1990s due to an insecticide called DDT. But it was determined that the downsides of DDT were not worth the benefits and this product was banned. There is much debate about the risks vs. rewards of DDT, which is still being used to combat Malaria, a mosquito-borne virus that claims around a million lives in the world every year. We have no position on it other than to say that it had a role to play in preventing bed bugs from taking root in the United States for several decades.

At the end of the 1990s, long after the ban of DDT, bed bug infestations started appearing again. They were few and far between at first. But in the last two decades we’ve seen an explosion of infestations in the country. The areas hit hardest are city centers where populations are high and large numbers of travelers come and go from other countries, particularly countries that do not have the same level of pest control as we enjoy here. The increase in world travel over the last century is another factor in the recurrence of bed bugs in the continental United States.

The Current State Of Bed Bugs In Dallas

We have a serious problem in the city, and many pest control companies don’t quite know what to do about it. This elusive “new pest” seems to have a high resistance and adaptability to conventional treatments, and it spreads passively from one location to another, bypassing exterior pest control barriers. It takes specialized knowledge and methods to get control of them. This is where Bullseye K-9 Detection fits into the picture.

Fast Bed Bug Detection

At K-9 Detection, we use trained canine bed bug inspectors to sniff for bed bugs in all stages of development. These sneaky insects can’t hide from our teams. Our dogs use their sense of smell like x-ray vision.

Other Benefits Of K-9 Detection

• They can zero in on infested areas quickly with little or no disruption to the rooms they inspect.
• They are much faster than human inspectors.
• They can move through several rooms in a short period of time.
• They are far more accurate than human inspectors.
• They can check before treatments to help technicians apply targeted treatments.
• They can check after treatment to ensure that all bed bugs have been eliminated.
• They are adorable. While this doesn’t have anything to do with how proficient they are at finding bed bugs, it just has to be said.

Do You Have Bed Bugs?

If you are dealing with a bed bug infestation in Dallas, reach out to the bed bug experts at Bullseye K-9 Detection. We have a track record you can trust. You don’t have to let the bed bugs bite.