Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are tiny, brownish, oval insects that live by sucking blood from human beings and animals.
Though bedbugs are not flying insects, their movement on walls, ceilings and walls is very fast.
In their lifetime, female bedbugs can lay numerous eggs that are as tiny as dust specks.
Bedbugs that are not mature are referred to as nymphs. Before a nymph matures, it has to shed its skin up to five times.
A nymph has to suck blood before it sheds skin.
Under good conditions, bed bugs can mature within a month and multiply into more than three generations each year.

Bedbugs can fit into small spaces because of their flat bodies. They enter homes through used couches or beds, clothing or luggage without being detected.
Unlike bees or ants, bed bugs do not live in nests; rather, they hide in small spaces and live in groups.
The common places where bed bugs hide are box springs, mattresses and in frames or headboards of beds.
With time, they scatter to into protected areas or crevice within the bedroom and other rooms nearby.
Having bed bugs in a home does not imply that the home is dirty because they survive on blood only.

Bed bugs are predominantly found in bedrooms and their body structure enables them to hide during day time
They are active during the night and suck blood from people as they sleep.
They feed for at least ten minutes in order get full before crawling away unnoticed
They use their elongated beak to pierce the skin and draw blood
Their bites are not painful initially but they cause inflammation on the bite site which then becomes extremely itchy
Bed bugs bite any part where skin is exposed and their bites may be confused for mosquito bites
Their concealed behavior cause people not to know of their existence despite of the itchiness they experience when they wake up in the morning

The major sign of a bed bug infestation is waking up feeling itchy on some areas especially if the itching starts when a used piece of furniture has been acquired
A bed bug infestation may be signaled by stains of blood on pillowcases or sheets.
Bed bugs may leave excretion that appear as rusty or dark spots on mattresses, sheets, walls and bed clothes
An infestation may also be signaled by the presence of bed bug egg shells, fecal spots and pieces of shed skin in places where the bed bugs hide
The scent glands in bed bugs secrete a stale smell that is offensive. The presence of such a smell is an indicator of an infestation

Bed bug infestation may be prevented by inspecting used beds, bedding or any other furniture prior to shifting them into the home
In hotel rooms, inspecting mattresses for bed bugs prior to unpacking can help avoid an infestation
In the event of an infestation, I is advisable to seek help from pest control experts

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