Insects are fairly amazing animals and very few species are given the credit that they deserve for sanitizing our planet and acting as food for more conventionally beautiful creatures like birds, However, there are also insects, the existence of which is a problem to be happy with. One such insect is the household pest known as bed bugs.
I cannot believe that the lowly bed bug has a friend in the world other that its fellow bed bugs. Bed bugs tend to live in bedrooms, near their usual prey, so they do not have natural enemies except millipedes, but not many bedrooms contain enough millipedes to reduce a population of bed bugs.
In fact, most people would be just as anxious if their bedroom did have hundreds of millipedes as they would be about bed bugs. So, bedbugs tend to just grow in number at an alarming rate as there is nothing to keep their numbers in check.
The bedbug is officially called Cimex lectularius. It is a small, reddish brown, wingless insect that can run very fast. You might see a small beetle the size, colour and shape of an apple pip running very quickly in the shadows close to the skirting boards. These are bedbugs.
On the way out to dine, it will move quickly, but on the way hone it will be slower because it will be full of your blood. They find their prey by following exhaled breath and while they arrive, they release pheromones to alert their friends that there is food on the table or on the bed at least.
These house pests live fairly near their regular source of food, which means near a bed in a bedroom. They may live in the mattress if it is torn, in crevices of the bed frame or near-by furniture or behind loose skintings.
Furthermore, they are able to live fairly cheerfully in furniture or between the pages of books and magazines.. Broken plaster or curling wallpaper are also favourite hiding places. This is a real difficulty because they will get their heads down almost anywhere, even in a sunken screw hole.
They tend to sleep in the daytime and most of the night as well, but they are most lively an hour before dawn when they come out if they need a feed. They can last for months without feeding, so if you are being bitten regularly then you know that you have many bed bugs in your room.
If you have an infestation, you should know about it because of the itchy bites and marks, but you may also see traces of them on your bed sheets. If you see red or brown streaks on your sheets, you almost certainly do have them. The red marks are your blood and the brown marks are faeces or your digested blood. You may also see shed skins as they moult.
Bed bugs are very difficult to be rid of, so if you would like to do it yourself, find out how to go about it. Spraying pesticide will not do it or call in the contractors.
I cannot believe that the lowly bed bug has a friend in the world other that its fellow bed bugs. Bed bugs tend to live in bedrooms, near their usual prey, so they do not have natural enemies except millipedes, but not many bedrooms contain enough millipedes to reduce a population of bed bugs.
In fact, most people would be just as anxious if their bedroom did have hundreds of millipedes as they would be about bed bugs. So, bedbugs tend to just grow in number at an alarming rate as there is nothing to keep their numbers in check.
The bedbug is officially called Cimex lectularius. It is a small, reddish brown, wingless insect that can run very fast. You might see a small beetle the size, colour and shape of an apple pip running very quickly in the shadows close to the skirting boards. These are bedbugs.
On the way out to dine, it will move quickly, but on the way hone it will be slower because it will be full of your blood. They find their prey by following exhaled breath and while they arrive, they release pheromones to alert their friends that there is food on the table or on the bed at least.
These house pests live fairly near their regular source of food, which means near a bed in a bedroom. They may live in the mattress if it is torn, in crevices of the bed frame or near-by furniture or behind loose skintings.
Furthermore, they are able to live fairly cheerfully in furniture or between the pages of books and magazines.. Broken plaster or curling wallpaper are also favourite hiding places. This is a real difficulty because they will get their heads down almost anywhere, even in a sunken screw hole.
They tend to sleep in the daytime and most of the night as well, but they are most lively an hour before dawn when they come out if they need a feed. They can last for months without feeding, so if you are being bitten regularly then you know that you have many bed bugs in your room.
If you have an infestation, you should know about it because of the itchy bites and marks, but you may also see traces of them on your bed sheets. If you see red or brown streaks on your sheets, you almost certainly do have them. The red marks are your blood and the brown marks are faeces or your digested blood. You may also see shed skins as they moult.
Bed bugs are very difficult to be rid of, so if you would like to do it yourself, find out how to go about it. Spraying pesticide will not do it or call in the contractors.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the writer of this article, writes on numerous topics, but is currently concerned with bed bugs treatment. If you want to know more, please go over to our website now at Pest Management at Home.
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