If you don't know it yet, bed bugs are nocturnal, meaning they are active at night.
This also means that most of the time we don't see them when they are doing their worst - biting their victims! These bugs are parasites that feed on human blood.
They live in very tiny and hard to find cracks and crevices in your furniture like beds and sofas, the ceilings, walls and floors of your home.
So infamous are these bugs that they inspired the old saying "sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite" as part of a bedtime ritual the world over.
They bite their human victims using two hollow tubes located in their head part.
One tube injects its saliva into the skin of the human it will feed on.
The saliva contains chemicals that will numb the skin and stop the blood from clotting.
The other tube will draw blood from the human "meal".
It will take the bed bug about five to ten minutes to feed on the human meal.
When it is full the bed bug will go back to its hiding place.
How do you stop these intruders from biting you so you can have a good night's sleep? Here are a few suggestions.
Inspect your furniture and home for any signs of these bugs.
If you can smell a sweet musty odor it's a sign of a possible bed bug infestation.
If you spot any shed or molted skin, fecal signs or blood droplets then you may have these bugs in your home.
Once you determine or even suspect you have this insect, it is best that you get the services of a pest management specialist or company.
He will have the experience and knowledge you will need to get rid of the them.
Exterminating these insects requires chemical and non-chemical approaches to be successful.
Your pest control specialist will advise you on what needs to be done to treat your home and prevent a future bed bug infestation.
If you happened to have traveled recently and accidentally brought these bugs home from wherever you had gone, you should wash your clothes in hot water and detergent then have it dried on low heat for 20 minutes to kill the bugs.
Make sure you inspect your suitcases for signs of bed bugs and get your luggage treated to prevent the bugs from spreading to your home.
Take steps to protect your home from these pests so you and your family can sleep tight without any bed bug bites.
This also means that most of the time we don't see them when they are doing their worst - biting their victims! These bugs are parasites that feed on human blood.
They live in very tiny and hard to find cracks and crevices in your furniture like beds and sofas, the ceilings, walls and floors of your home.
So infamous are these bugs that they inspired the old saying "sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite" as part of a bedtime ritual the world over.
They bite their human victims using two hollow tubes located in their head part.
One tube injects its saliva into the skin of the human it will feed on.
The saliva contains chemicals that will numb the skin and stop the blood from clotting.
The other tube will draw blood from the human "meal".
It will take the bed bug about five to ten minutes to feed on the human meal.
When it is full the bed bug will go back to its hiding place.
How do you stop these intruders from biting you so you can have a good night's sleep? Here are a few suggestions.
Inspect your furniture and home for any signs of these bugs.
If you can smell a sweet musty odor it's a sign of a possible bed bug infestation.
If you spot any shed or molted skin, fecal signs or blood droplets then you may have these bugs in your home.
Once you determine or even suspect you have this insect, it is best that you get the services of a pest management specialist or company.
He will have the experience and knowledge you will need to get rid of the them.
Exterminating these insects requires chemical and non-chemical approaches to be successful.
Your pest control specialist will advise you on what needs to be done to treat your home and prevent a future bed bug infestation.
If you happened to have traveled recently and accidentally brought these bugs home from wherever you had gone, you should wash your clothes in hot water and detergent then have it dried on low heat for 20 minutes to kill the bugs.
Make sure you inspect your suitcases for signs of bed bugs and get your luggage treated to prevent the bugs from spreading to your home.
Take steps to protect your home from these pests so you and your family can sleep tight without any bed bug bites.