London bedbug control, extermination, prevention and removal

Do you have a problem with bedbugs in your London home, business or hotel?
If you’re looking for a bedbug removal service in London to address a problem with bedbug infestation, or you want to stop bedbugs from entering your home or business, we can help.

Bypest is the leading London provider in the assessment, treatment and prevention of bedbugs in both homes and businesses.

We can visit your premises and advise on the best way of dealing with bedbugs, including professional bedbug fumigation services for residential properties as well as hospitality businesses such as hotels or bed-and-breakfasts. Our bedbug removal and prevention services cover all areas of London and the M25 area.

We will respond to your call within just two hours – 24/7, 365 days a year.

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To discuss your bedbug problem and how we can help you with it, call now on free phone 0800 082 0203 or direct dial 0203 189 2240

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Below is some helpful information on the most common type of bedbug that you may be having problems with.

Bedbug
Cimex lectularius

Description of Appearance

• Bedbugs' eggs - white with cap. The eggs are tiny and hard to see.
• Adults Bedbugs are around 6mm their bodies are oval and flattened. Recently fed they will then change to a red - brown colour.
• Bedbugs have piercing mouthparts adapted for sucking, simple antennae, legs and claws for clinging on to hosts, whilst feeding.
  

Lifecycle

• Around 200 eggs are laid in a bedgugs life time. 4 - 5 are laid per day and are glued in cracks and crevices. These only hatch above 13°C.
  
  
• There are five moults, taking from a few weeks to several months depending on food and conditions. Newly hatched bedbug nymphs are no bigger than a pinhead.
  
  
• Limited access to a blood meal extends the bedbug’s development time. As bedbugs grow, they shed their skin. A blood meal is needed between each successive moult.
  

Habits & Behaviour

• Bedbugs can be found in any cracks and crevices such as in headboards, behind peeling wallpaper, behind broken plaster, behind light switches, behind plug sockets, under carpets and behind skirting boards.

• Bedbugs’ flattened bodies enable them to fit into tiny crevices, but they are also found in soft furnishings such as clothes, mattresses seams, curtains and bedclothes.

• Bedbugs lie dormant and wait until a host is asleep before feeding. Many people will be bitten without even seeing any evidence of the bugs.

• Although bedbugs prefer feeding on humans, they will also bite other warm-blooded animals, including pets..

• Although Bedbugs prefer feeding on humans, they will also bite other warm-blooded animals, including pets.
  

Important

• Bedbugs can be transported on clothing, in luggage, bedding and furniture but are very rarely found on hosts.
  
  
• Bedbugs can ingest 7 times their body weight in blood. This enables them to go for prolonged periods without feeding.
  
  
• The adults Bedbugs are highly resistant to starvation (up to one year) and low temperatures so thorough treatments of surrounding areas must be carried out.