Bed bugs are a source of vexation that most homes can do without. These small horrible pests thrive on the blood from warm blooded animals and if they can’t find a human host they could settle for even a cat or dog. In addition, eliminating them is not simple at all and it requires a serious bug control drive to remove them.

Travellers often get bed bugs with them to a new home destination where they multiply rapidly and begin affecting the residents of the home. They usually prosper in the nooks and corners of beds, carpets and household furniture.

At daytime, bed bugs stay in dark sites. They love fabric, wood, and paper surfaces. They ordinarily reside near the host. They can also be seen in tuffs, seams, and foldings of mattresses.

A common myth about bed bugs is that they multiply because of lack of cleanliness, but that’s quite incorrect. Bed bugs are pests that thrive on blood and not trash, and hence trash removal is not a very helpful way to control them. Nevertheless, keeping the surroundings sanitized and dirt free can help in easy spotting of these pests.

Another popular myth related to bed bugs is that they can’t be seen without an aid as they are very small. The truth is that these creatures can be seen without any aid but it is difficult to spot them because their flat bodies enable them to slide into tiny crevices and folds of cloth with effortless ease.

They will normally bite once a week or so, and they can actually live for a long time without eating – usually six months, but sometimes over a year.

One of the simplest ways to exterminate bed bugs is to hire an experienced pest controller who can clean the house of these pests. Nevertheless, there are some home cures also to control their menace such as laundering carpets, bed linens and other clothing items in hot water and then exposing them to the sun. Gaps in the walls must also be sealed, and furniture having too many holes and other possible locations for bed bugs must preferably be done away with.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 4:34 am and is filed under Home Improvement.