Bed bugs have been virtually
totally exterminated in the middle of twentieth century, on the other hand, sad
to say this problem has currently been re-actualized. Due to the fact that they
are always searching for a new host and could be spread fast from one area to
another, particularly travelers, they have contaminated or infested homes all
over the US once more and become a health risk too. When you are thinking how
big bed bugs are then perhaps you will be astounded to know that they can
really grow rather big.
A totally grown, mature bedbug
could really be about 4 to5 mm long and 2 mm wide. At first, it might sound
like not a big problem, however if you think about it, a female bed bug could
lay eggs up to 300 at once, therefore it is not an enjoyable thought to have
hundreds of this crawling on your bed and sucking your blood while you are
sleeping. A small or baby bed bug is so tiny that it is very hard to determine
on plain sight. Aside from that, they normally hide during the day in dark
areas, cracks in the walls and floors and just came out by night to look for
food just like a vampire, they live through blood.
It’s interesting that a well feed
bed bug really has diverse color which a hungry one. In case you found a bed
bug in your home which is dark brown with dark mass inside, and once they look
like small balloon, they perhaps you are a good host as they are well feed.
Bud, starving bed bugs are brighter, like transparent brown and virtually flat.
Bed bugs can go up to eighteen
months without feeding, so you can’t exterminate them only through abandoning
the house and look forward to the fact that they will starve to death. Bed bugs
spread faster. It’s enough to bring home female bed bug which is already
carrying eggs and you can anticipate them to flood your home in just a few
days. Their eggs are hard to spot as well as they are very small and sticky,
therefore they could literally stick to any area or even on cloths.
On the other hand, these small
annoying animals also leave marks and sings of their existence. After eating,
you can normally see small blood spots on your bed sheets. That isn’t something
they disregarded to eat, it is their feces. As an outcome of their feast,
you’ll have bed bug bites on your skin normally red that looks like mosquito
bites. Not all victim of bed bugs react the same to bed bug bites, so some
could develop rash surrounding the bite, some could swell up or have allergic
reactions. You can see some bed bug bite pictures to assess or compare with the
spots or marks you have seen on your skin just to ensure that you have bugs
when you don’t notice any other signs of their presence.