Hello World! Welcome Friends! Bed bugs have been a common problem for homeowners for over 3000 years. They were first discovered in ancient Egypt, from where there were carried to the USA by colonists. Although they were almost entirely wiped out by advanced pest control measures in the middle of the 20th century, the 90s saw their resurgence, owing to an increase in overseas travel and a lack of awareness among the millennials.
The idea of a creature feeding on your blood, and only on your blood, can make anyone cringe in disgust, right? Now, these flattened, ugly, rusty-brown pests, which are 1-7 millimeters in length, are one of the most disgusting of the lot that lives in our homes and feeds on our blood.
As awareness is the first step to prevent your home from becoming the bed bugs’ nest, keep scrolling to acquire more information about them.
Where exactly do the bed bugs live?
The bed bugs may enter your home through several avenues, for example, your luggage, mattresses, couches, furniture items, and even your clothing, as their flattened structures make it possible for them to hide just anywhere.
It is a common misconception that these insects, as ugly as they are, inhabit only unclean places or rooms. They may be anywhere, even if it is the cleanest place in the entire world. However, once they enter a room, they tend to first take refuge in mattresses, headboards and bed frames, and other areas from where they can feed on the blood of people easily. With time, they may breed and spread through your entire household, finding new places to hide. Although bed bugs don’t carry disease-causing germs like mosquitoes and other insects, it’s not healthy having them around, as their infestations can be itchy, swollen and cause blisters.
If you suspect a bed bug bite on your skin, just remove the mattress and everything else on your bed and get them disinfected as soon as possible. Also, you can take the help of bed bug extermination services to prevent your home from further spreading. Yes! The pests can be eliminated if that’s what you want to know.
How can you get rid of bed bugs?
Before you seek answers to that, how do you know that you have a bed bug infestation in your home? The pests are too tiny for the naked eye to see, but you can always look for the signs that ensure their existence.
- Reddish stains on the bed and/or pillows: Unknowingly, you may have crushed the rusty-brown bed bugs under your weight, and the stains prove that.
- Dark reddish spots on your bed – These are bed bug excrement, about the size of a dot, which are clear signs of their presence.
- Pale yellow nymph skins – The bed bug nymphs shed their skin multiple times in a life cycle. If you find those on your bed or eggshells, you can be certain of a bed bug infestation, which has already started to spread.
Now, if you’re really lucky (or unlucky), you may also be able to spot live bedbugs, which will then leave no doubt in your mind about their existence.
Once you are certain that you have bed bugs in your home, the first thing you should do is remove the mattresses and bedding and put them out in the sun. If there are too many of them that have already started breeding, and you don’t know where else they can be hiding, you have to take the help of professionals to rid your home of them.You can also look for home remedies to get rid of bed bugs permanently.
You may think of avoiding your bed for some time, but it won’t solve the problem, as the bed bugs will come to you if you don’t go to them. Shocked? Yes, they’re generally attracted by the body heat, as well as the carbon dioxide that you exhale. They don’t feed every day, however, probably once a week, but when they do, they may even leave their hiding places in search of you. After they finish feeding on your blood, they’ll return to their hideouts.
You can replace the mattress or bedding, but it is unwise to replace the entire bed or any furniture for that matter. The cost-effective option will be to appoint bed bug removal specialists, who may help eliminate every single one of them by effective measures. You can opt for the bed bug services by CustomBedBug.com for more advanced and assured eradication of bed bugs in your house. In other words, if you’re unable to prevent the spread of bed bugs in your home, it is advisable to take the help of experienced specialists to do away with them once and for all.
After all, a healthy home is also a happy home, right?
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Bed bugs can be deadly serious and requires immediate action because its irritating and distressful. To detect them easily you should try to look for a rusty spot because these are caused by the remains of their blood meals.