Topeka Exterminators Talk About Bed Bugs
Matt Unrein • July 12, 2024
Topeka Exterminator Talk About the Rise of Bed Bugs in Topeka
According to KSNT 27 News Topeka there has been a rise in the reports of Bed Bugs in the city of Kansas. KSNT 27 News spoke with Corey Cripps with Cripps Pest Control and Guy Cumpton with Ozark Integrated Pest Services about how bed bugs are on the rise.
“It’s, in my opinion, become a pretty big issue,” Cripps said.
Cumpton said bed bugs aren’t an issue unique to Topeka and can be found just about anywhere. He said his office gets around six to 10 calls per week regarding the pests and has worked around 400 treatments over the course of 2023.
Cripps said that he gets the most calls from three types of buildings in Topeka: apartments, retirement homes and low-income housing areas.
“Unfortunately, bed bugs and roaches alike, they really hit low-income areas hard,” Cripps said. “That is because those areas, they just don’t have the funds to pay for proper treatments, especially with bed bugs. Bed bug treatments can get pretty pricy with the bigger companies.”
Retirement homes are “a huge issue right now,” according to Cripps. He said that having a lot of older adults confined to one place and not moving around is a great opportunity for bed bugs. Bed bugs love warm bodies that stay in one location.
“Bed bugs are non-discriminatory,” Cumpton said. “However, most of our calls are to lower-income facilities. We get called out to various types of clients ranging from doctors’ offices, hospitals, individual homes, churches, and apartments.”
“Apartment complexes are really tricky,” Cripps said. “Once one apartment gets them, if you’re attached to that apartment, you’re gonna have a bit of an issue. I’ve treated whole apartment complexes where every unit had bed bugs.”
According to Cripps the key to dealing with bed bug infestation is speed. Waiting and procrastinating only benefit the pests. If you see signs of bed bugs you need to reach out to a bed bug exterminator as soon as possible.
“Call a reputable, local pest control company that has experience in bed bugs,” Cripps said. “The sooner you get on top of it, the easier and less expensive it’ll be. Once they get established and start laying eggs, that’s when it becomes a much bigger fight. Getting on top of it quickly is the best thing to do.”
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