Bed Bugs

Metro Pest Control offers an effective, four-step Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to the elimination of bed bugs:

Step 1: Inspection
We thoroughly inspect the apartment, home or facility, starting with the bed and continuing throughout the entire unit. In addition to the mattresses and furniture, it is also important to check possessions, such as clothing and picture frames. It is recommended that we inspect adjoining units.

Step 2: Preparation
We then work with you to prepare the space for treatment. The entire unit is vacuumed using equipment with a special hepa filter. All clothing and bedding (sheets, comforters and pillows) are laundered in hot water, dry cleaned or discarded. Furniture, shoes, pocketbooks, dresser drawers, closets, picture frames, bookcases wall units and hutches are vacuumed. Once cleaned and vacuumed all clothing and possessions are double bagged or stored in plastic bins to prevent spreading the infestation. Items being discarded are placed in sealed plastic bags before being taken from the apartment for garbage removal.

Step 3: Treatment
Perimeter wall voids between the targeted unit and adjacent units are treated, providing a chemical barrier. Next, a combination of insecticides are used to destroy the eggs, prevent reproduction and eliminate the bed bugs. In approximately 3 weeks, a complete follow-up service is arranged to ensure that the infestation has been eliminated.

Step 4: Structural Modifications
During the course of the initial treatment, we seal all drilled holes. We also will recommend structural modifications, for example sealing baseboards, moldings, window frames and any other area that allows access from one apartment to another.

More About Bed Bugs
Bed Bugs infest areas that are in close proximity to human habitation, hiding in mattresses, box springs and furniture and emerging at night for a blood meal. Bed Bugs were common in the United States in the early 1900’s, but were almost nonexistent for several decades. Their reemergence might be related to an increase in travel.

What they look like
Bed Bugs are reddish brown in color, measure 3/16 of an inch, and have six legs.

Why they Spread:
A mature bed bug will produce 3-5 eggs per day. Using an average of 4 eggs per day, she will have produced 28 eggs in one week, and she will have produced 120 eggs in one month. In turn, the offspring will mature in approximately 30 days and will begin the above cycle. At maturity, the 2nd generation (the original 4 eggs) will each produce approximately 120 eggs for a total of 480 eggs per month. A bed bug lives approximately 12 to 18 months and can survive about 1 year without feeding.

Cockroaches

Cockroaches are a frequent, unwelcome tenant in homes, apartments and corporate buildings in the greater New Mexico area. Metro Pest Control can treat these infestations and achieve effective results.

Our Service
Metro Pest Control offers a specialized approach to treating cockroach infestations. We combine baits, dusts, sprays and traps and follow New Mexico State Department of Agriculture guidelines to make certain our services are both safe and effective.  

More About Cockroaches
There are approximately 4,000 species of cockroaches, and the German cockroach is the most popular in the greater New Mexico area. In residential settings, they survive by creating nesting sites and eating food off of dirty dishes and in garbage rooms. They are nocturnal creatures and hide away from the light.

What they look like
Cockroaches vary in size – from the length of a thumbnail to nine centimeters. They have four wings with branching veins, and their outer wings are hard and protective. Cockroaches can move quickly and fit into small cracks and crevices, which is where they often hide.

Why they spread
Female cockroaches can reproduce every sixty days and are capable of producing 35 offspring each time (typically, half of them actually hatch). Under ideal conditions, they live for about six months.

Ants

Our Service
Metro Pest Control offers a specialized service to eliminate ants. We use insecticide baits, either in granule or liquid formulations. The bait is gathered by the ants as food and brought back to the nest where the poison spreads to other colony members.

Ants
There are 12,500 classified species of ants. They live in social colonies with at least one fertile female, known as the queen, and fertile males, called drones. Ant societies feature a complex division of labor, and ants communicate via pheromones.

What they look like
Ants are insects that range in size from .75 to 52 mm (.03-2.0 inches) and are typically red or black. They have 3 distinct body sections, elbowed antennae, and six legs.

Why they spread
Ant colonies are very adaptive and organized.

Eco-Friendly Options

Metro Pest Control is a leader in providing eco-friendly pest control services. The company offers an optional eco-friendly service utilizing a complete line of environmentally safe botanical pesticides which provide excellent results with minimal impact to the environment. These products are formulated as powders, dusts, sprays, baits and aerosols and can be used indoors or outdoors for crawling, flying and stinging insects.

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