I presume you already know that bedbugs have staged a revival in the West. Bedbugs were almost completely eradicated in Western Europe, the United States and Canada in the 1950′s, yet have been resurfacing in ever larger numbers since about 1995. It is assumed that this is due to more numerous foreign vacations and increased immigration..
You see, bedbugs get around by hitching a lift on our clothing and then jumping off when it gets quiet and warm enough again. The poor little creatures are actually quite shy, you know, which is why you could have a burgeoning family of them in your house long before you become bitten. And bedbugs can go for six months without having to feed.
Bedbugs are small, usually brownish beetles that look a bit banded, because of the hairs on their back. They have a long pointy beak for sucking blood and can move astonishingly quickly if disturbed. Some Individuals say that they cannot be seen with the naked eye, but this only applies to those of us with very bad eyesight. A bedbug is around the size, colour and shape or an apple pip on legs.
In fact, you might never see a bedbug in your room, yet you may see remains of its activity. If you see brown smears on your sheets, they are bedbug droppings but if you see red smears, that is your blood. You might also see black spots, which are also faeces and hollow insect cases, which is where they have shed a skin on their way to maturity.
Those who have knowledge of bedbugs say that you do not have to see them, you can smell them. Apparently, their smell is very distinctive, but you would have to speak to quite an old person to describe it for you as most people under 60 will not have had much contact with bedbugs, if any at all.
Bedbug bites have an effect on people in different ways. Some people react fairly badly to the bites when others might hardly notice them at all. However, most people notice some red marks that itch. A little like flea bites.
I suppose that you are asking yourself how you can be rid of these little bugs by now. Well, this is the bad news – bedbugs are infamously a problem to be rid of. In fact, if you have an infestation of bedbugs, you should notify your landlord and the health authorities but if you own the property yourself, you will almost certainly have to pay to get the exterminators in as pesticides and insecticides are all but useless against them.
The best manner to deal with bedbugs is not to let them get a foothold in your premises. Most of us pick up a bedbug while on holiday, staying in a hotel at home or while using public transport or in public places like cinemas.
So, examine your clothing, especially under the collar and in the pockets. The only sure-fire manner of killing bedbugs is the use of heat, so if you find one on your coat, put your garments in the tumble dryer on full heat to kill the bedbug, its friends and its eggs.
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