Bed bugs originated from the middle east and got transported around the world from person to person. It was discovered in 1748 in Northern America. In the United States bed bugs were eliminated virtually through DTT in 1940. However, because of the growth in international travel and pesticide regulations, they have become quite common in the recent times.
Bed bugs are connected with over twenty five different organisms of diseases, but they are not found to share the disease with human beings. However, if you get bitten it causes itchiness, some red welts can be found or even clusters can be noticed on the body.
The biology and behaviour of Bed Bugs –
- The bugs are flattened, oval shaped creatures that are 3\16 inches long and are capable of surviving for 6 to 7 months without any food intake.
- Over two months, the female bugs lay around 1 to 5 eggs in a single day, which counts to 200 eggs per female bed bug.
- The life cycle: in 21 days egg turns into an adult at 86 F and the laying of an egg takes place below 60 F.
- The bed bugs are nocturnal, they feed after it is dark. They primarily only feed on human blood.
- 80 per cent of the time they get an allergic reaction.
- They live under cracks and crevices and in the furniture and bedding.
- They deposit spots (fecal pellets around on the surfaces like the corner of the furniture).
- Bed bugs are introduced to new areas through infested humans, furniture and belongings.
- They have a simple metamorphosis along with five nymph instars for example nymph adult.
- Big infestations emit a sickly sweet, berry like fragrance.
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Here are certain tips that you can use to get rid of the bed bugs at your home with out any help:
- Search for the bugs in and around the bed mattress and bedding box, spring, on the wooden frame of the bed.
- They can be hiding behind the photo frames and inside the night stand, beneath the baseboard, and floor bed that has cracks also around the frames of windows and doors.
- They settle on furniture like the sofa, and recliners and also behind wallpapers that are loose, electric sockets, and also the electrical conduits.
- These creatures are even present in boats, buses, and aeroplanes.
- They can be found on the ceiling and wall junctures too and behind the curtains as well.
Now that you know to identify a bed bug, you are equipped well to identify them when they are present in your bedroom. Make sure that you keep your home and surrounding clean dusted and maintained well. You can even take help from professionals to deal with the bed bugs in the best possible way.
