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What are bed bugs and how do you get them?
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kids!!!!!! dont have them
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Just to be safe, wash your sheets frequently. They breed in bedding, and do so like wild fire.
It’s a common problem in hotels too. I’ve known people to wake up with little red bites on their body.
There are very few in the US, but the web site has pictures.
This is an ancient insect whose roots are thought to go back to the times of cave dwellers. For many years, bedbugs were found in numerous communities around the US. As late as the 1950’s, bedbugs were a considerable problem. After the discovery of DDT and its application here, the incidence of bedbug infestations declined.
Why has this pest surfaced once again? There are a number of theories. First, there is much more world travel. Also, more people visit from other countries that have bedbug problems. This pest is carried from one place to another in luggage and on clothing. With more bedbug problems, hotel and motel travelers run a greater risk of contact with bedbugs and may eventually bring bedbugs home with them.
Another suggested reason for the resurgence of the bedbug is a shift to the use of bait gels, a common food based replacement for the liquid insecticides previously used inside homes. Although sprays may have helped to suppress bedbug populations, bait gels do not attract bedbugs, which seek blood from a live host.
Whatever the reasons, the bedbug is a formidable pest problem. Its affect on people is substantial and debilitating. Bedbugs bite the host most commonly around the waist while in bed, sleeping. However, bites may occur on exposed skin such as arms and legs.
After biting, they scurry into mattress tufts, bed frames, moldings, floor joints, picture frames and in any other crack or crevice they may find. The sole source of food is the blood meal that they take at night while the victim sleeps. When the victim awakes, the only sign of bedbugs is the telltale bite and/or blood on the sheets.