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How do I know if I have bed bugs?
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Hi cachemoney!
The common bed bug is the Cimex lectularius, which have been around since ancient times. They are flat and oval shape and have a reddish brown color. They are small, about the side of an apple seed. They were almost completely eradicated after World War II through the use of an insecticide known as DDT. The use of DDT has been discontinued leading to a resurgence of bed bugs in recent years. Bed bugs feed on blood and due to their flat shape, hide in crevasses in sheets and mattresses. Bed bugs are most likely to be encountered in crowded lodgings and places where there is a high turnover rate of nightly visitors. Hotels, dorms, hostiles ect. Increased international travel is one of the factors contributing to the resurgence of bed bugs in the United States. Bed Bugs can easily hide in luggage and in clothing and are frequently spread through this method. Bed Bugs can enter your home hiding in almost anything. Luggage, sheets, furniture, or on your clothing Bed Bugs can hide just about anywhere. Cleanliness has little to do with acquiring bed bugs as they only require a warm source of blood to survive and almost exclusively travel within personal items. Once in your home Bed Bugs can be difficult to get rid of and it is highly suggested that you get professional help when dealing with an infestation. Even when signs of Bed Bugs are gone, adult bed bugs can survive for up to a year without feeding, and an infestation may still be present despite noticeable signs. They bread quickly and can spread to occupy an entire dwelling either by crawling or traveling on a human host. Depending on the extremity of the infestation couches mattresses or other breading grounds may have to be discarded. Bed Bugs in general are still a rarity in the United States, but if you see signs or notice any itchy red welts on your skin, similar to a mosquito bite you may want to enlist the services of a professional to help you determine if you have a bed bug problem.
References:
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bedbugs/DS00663
The common bed bug is the Cimex lectularius, which have been around since ancient times. They are flat and oval shape and have a reddish brown color. They are small, about the side of an apple seed. They were almost completely eradicated after World War II through the use of an insecticide known as DDT. The use of DDT has been discontinued leading to a resurgence of bed bugs in recent years. Bed bugs feed on blood and due to their flat shape, hide in crevasses in sheets and mattresses. Bed bugs are most likely to be encountered in crowded lodgings and places where there is a high turnover rate of nightly visitors. Hotels, dorms, hostiles ect. Increased international travel is one of the factors contributing to the resurgence of bed bugs in the United States. Bed Bugs can easily hide in luggage and in clothing and are frequently spread through this method. Bed Bugs can enter your home hiding in almost anything. Luggage, sheets, furniture, or on your clothing Bed Bugs can hide just about anywhere. Cleanliness has little to do with acquiring bed bugs as they only require a warm source of blood to survive and almost exclusively travel within personal items. Once in your home Bed Bugs can be difficult to get rid of and it is highly suggested that you get professional help when dealing with an infestation. Even when signs of Bed Bugs are gone, adult bed bugs can survive for up to a year without feeding, and an infestation may still be present despite noticeable signs. They bread quickly and can spread to occupy an entire dwelling either by crawling or traveling on a human host. Depending on the extremity of the infestation couches mattresses or other breading grounds may have to be discarded. Bed Bugs in general are still a rarity in the United States, but if you see signs or notice any itchy red welts on your skin, similar to a mosquito bite you may want to enlist the services of a professional to help you determine if you have a bed bug problem.
References:
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bedbugs/DS00663
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Bed Bugs are small insects that suck human blood. Bed Bugs live off of human and other warm blooded animals. Bed Bugs on Bed and other locations can cause number of harmful effects on health including serious skin infections, Psychological effects and allergic symptoms. Proper Treatment and precautionary measures can prevent you from facing all these problems.
Bed bugs have not been demonstrated to be effective transmitters of disease. Not everyone reacts to bed bug bites and some have delayed reactions to the bite. Bed Bug Symptoms typically appear as red, itchy welts but can vary from one individual to the next. The symptoms may not appear immediately and can take up to nine days to be visible. Bite often occur in a row or line and some time occurs in multiple or cluster.
Bedbugs generally spread due to unhygienic practices but unfortunately, the people who love to be clean, can become the hosts of bedbugs due to little carelessness.
For more sources, please visit the link,
http://www.bedbugblaster.co.uk/what-are-bed-bugs.htm
Bed bugs have not been demonstrated to be effective transmitters of disease. Not everyone reacts to bed bug bites and some have delayed reactions to the bite. Bed Bug Symptoms typically appear as red, itchy welts but can vary from one individual to the next. The symptoms may not appear immediately and can take up to nine days to be visible. Bite often occur in a row or line and some time occurs in multiple or cluster.
Bedbugs generally spread due to unhygienic practices but unfortunately, the people who love to be clean, can become the hosts of bedbugs due to little carelessness.
For more sources, please visit the link,
http://www.bedbugblaster.co.uk/what-are-bed-bugs.htm
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Hi @cachemoney, bed bugs are scientifically known as Cimex lectularius. These are small wingless insects that feed exclusively on blood of warm blooded animals like us humans. They are called bed bugs because they prefer to live in human homes like in the sofas, bed mattresses and other soft furnishings around the home.
These bed bug over the years has evolved as nest parasites that live on the nests of birds and roosts of bats. Some of them learn to adapt to the human environment and live in our homes especially the beds.
Bed bugs may infest the home as stowaways when luggage, furniture and bedding is moved into a new home especially those second hand furniture. It would be best to be careful when buying second-hand items and be sure that it was carefully examined to know if there are bugs in them.
A bat or a fly that flies into the home can introduce bed bugs and other bugs as well.
You will know if you have bed bugs in your house when people complains of bites that occurred while sleeping. You should carefully examine the bedrooms for bed bugs and bug activity. Be sure to check the creases in the bed linen, seams, and tufts of mattresses and box springs for bugs or eggs. The eggs look like tiny pale poppy seeds.
Look also for dark brown or reddish fecal spots and smell for any coriander-like odor. You can train your dogs to sniff out live bed bug since the dog's sense of smell is so acute that it ca pick up the faintest scent of a single bed bug.
And to your last question, no bed bugs are not related to sanitation levels so it means it does not affect dirty people only. It can affect the cleanest living area and improving sanitation alone will not be enough to eliminate an established and big population of bed bugs. And almost anyone can be affected if bed bugs infest homes.
These bed bug over the years has evolved as nest parasites that live on the nests of birds and roosts of bats. Some of them learn to adapt to the human environment and live in our homes especially the beds.
Bed bugs may infest the home as stowaways when luggage, furniture and bedding is moved into a new home especially those second hand furniture. It would be best to be careful when buying second-hand items and be sure that it was carefully examined to know if there are bugs in them.
A bat or a fly that flies into the home can introduce bed bugs and other bugs as well.
You will know if you have bed bugs in your house when people complains of bites that occurred while sleeping. You should carefully examine the bedrooms for bed bugs and bug activity. Be sure to check the creases in the bed linen, seams, and tufts of mattresses and box springs for bugs or eggs. The eggs look like tiny pale poppy seeds.
Look also for dark brown or reddish fecal spots and smell for any coriander-like odor. You can train your dogs to sniff out live bed bug since the dog's sense of smell is so acute that it ca pick up the faintest scent of a single bed bug.
And to your last question, no bed bugs are not related to sanitation levels so it means it does not affect dirty people only. It can affect the cleanest living area and improving sanitation alone will not be enough to eliminate an established and big population of bed bugs. And almost anyone can be affected if bed bugs infest homes.
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