Goodnight: Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite
Sound the alarm. The redcoats are coming; the redcoats are coming. This has nothing to do with Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride announcing the invasion of the English army. It’s a warning about the return of the pesky bed bugs, which had been eradicated in the United States in the mid 1900s.
Other names, besides redcoats, for this blood sucking pest include, mahogany flat, wall louse, crimson rambler, heavy dragoon, and chinche. Its formal name is Cimex lectularius, but most people simply call them bed bugs, since they tend to feed at night, while you are in bed.
They feed on the blood of warm blooded animals, but their favorites are humans, bats and poultry. Unlike some parasites, that are too small to see and that live within your skin, these bugs are small but visible, and they are usually on you, just long enough to get their fill of your blood, which is about five minutes.
Some people are saying that the banning of the pesticide, DDT, in the United States in 1972 is the reason for the return of this parasite. That argument does not hold up. The bugs started to reappear in the states in the mid to late ’90s. If it was DDT that was preventing them, why did it take 25 years?
More to the point, bed bugs are great are becoming resistant to pesticides, and DDT is a pesticide. Recently, a study in Africa, indicated that the main effect DDT had on them was to make them more active.
They feed on all their victims, but they only bite about half of them. Some people report a horrible itchiness, while others do not itch at all. The itch is created by an allergic reaction to the bugs saliva. These pests can live up to a year, without feeding.
A bed bug infestation can be psychologically traumatic for many people, sometimes bringing about depression. In severe and prolonged bout, it has been known to lead to refractory delusional parasitosis, where the individual thinks she is seeing and feeling them everywhere. She may become unable to function at tasks.
Bed bugs have been found in 5 star hotels and in the nicest condominiums in New York City’s upper east side. Sometimes furniture needs to be thrown out to get rid of them. That is a good reason to never buy used furniture.
Bed bug spray is a non-toxic tool to control an infestation of the creatures. A bed bug spray treatment eliminates the adults and destroys the eggs.
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Bed Bugs Breed at Rapid Rate
Did you know each female Bed Bug can lay up to 500 eggs within her lifetime?!? She can lay up to 5 eggs per day. You can see how quickly bed bugs can get out of control. You need to kill bed bugs quickly and get rid of bed bugs for good before bed bugs take over your bed, home and life!
Bed bugs have a long life span compared to some insects. Take a mosquito, which is also a blood sucking creature. The mosquito only lives between 3 – 100 days. The bed bug can live up to one full year without a blood meal. That’s over 3′xs the lifespan of a mosquito without even eating. Bed bugs are hardy, resilient insects that can take over your life if proper action is not taken.
Learn more about natural bed bug killers.
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Diatomaceous Earth Fights Bedbugs Infestation
Bedbugs Terminator Diatomaceous Earth
If you have bedbugs, you are probably thinking about little else besides getting rid of them. Discovering bedbugs in any area of your house is embarrassing. Bedbugs are uncomfortable, and a huge pain to deal with. Some people choose to have a professional exterminator rid their home of bedbug infestation, but if it is not too severe, you may be able to use a home remedy. Many people have success with diatomaceous earth.
Primary Step to Eliminate Bedbugs Problem
First, you need to make sure that your problem is actually bedbugs. If you wake up in the morning with bites that look and feel like mosquito bites but are bigger and/ or more itchy, chances are you do have them. Bedbugs generally bite in a straight line. Bedbugs are not too likely to crawl inside your clothes; Bedbugs will probably just bite and exposed flesh. If you are unsure whether the bites you have are bedbug bites, a quick internet search should pull up some images or bedbug bites, and you can compare them.
If, after looking at the bites, you still want further confirmation, there are a couple of other signs. When bedbugs bite you, bedbugs become engorged with your blood. Then, if you crush them, bedbugs leave a blood spot. Check your blankets and sheets for small round blood stains of bedbugs.
During the day, the bedbugs themselves do not come out, but if you are awake at two or three in the morning, you may be able to see bedbugs. The larger bedbugs can be seen with the naked eye. If you can see them crawling, this will give you an idea of how bad the bedbug infestation may be.
If the bedbugs have gotten into your mattress, there is no way to save it. Bedbugs have burrowed into the fabric, and cannot be gotten rid of. You will need to throw the mattress away. Your clothes, sheets and blankets, however, can be treated with heat to kill the bugs. You can have them dry cleaned, or run them through a dryer on the highest heat setting. The heat should kill the bedbugs.
Getting Rid of Bedbugs
If, after getting rid of your mattress and treating your clothes and blankets, you determine that you do not need or want to hire a professional exterminator, you should take precautions to make sure that any remaining bedbugs are killed. Line the doorways of any infested rooms with Vaseline; the bedbugs cannot crawl through it, and will get stuck and die. You should also sprinkle diatomaceous earth around the affected areas, which will kill bedbugs that crawl through it.
In the future, make sure that you do not pick up mattresses or fabric furniture from the curb. You don’t know where it came from; bedbugs could have been the very reason it was discarded in the first place. When buying secondhand clothes, be sure to wash and dry them before you wear them. Be careful about sleeping in other people’s houses, and treat you clothes if you have any cause to believe that you may have been exposed to bedbugs.
Although bedbugs are difficult to deal with, you can definitely get rid of bedbugs if you know the proper methods. Bedbugs are embarrassing and troublesome, but bedbugs are not unconquerable. Good luck!
Many have been there – You find out the cold hard truth that you have a bedbugs mattress! What, oh what are you supposed to do? We know! Diatomaceous Earth is a natural remedy that you can use safely. Finally, time to kiss those bedbugs out of the mattress.
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