Good night, sleep tight, and don’t let the bedbugs bite! Many of us grew
up hearing that in an endearing tone as we were sent off to sleep
peacefully at night. Unfortunately, today there looms real risk of
actually sleeping with these tiny insects.
With what started on the east
coast is now sweeping the plains and hotels everywhere must take up
active and regular bed bug control to combat the problem. Read on for
more information on this problem and how to check for it in your own
home as well as on your next hotel stay.
Bed bugs are tiny insects that feed on human blood. They are thought to
be nocturnal because they come out during the night to feed, but this is
typically when their food source is present in their hiding place.
These little insects feed every few days and their bites are only
noticeable after they’re done feeding. The bites aren’t painful, but
they do tend to cause irritation and some itching.
Sufficient bed bug control, however indirectly through the use of
general pest spray, had kept them at bay in the U.S. until the mid
1990’s when significant numbers of them were brought from overseas into
the hotels primarily in New York City. The problem has since dispersed
to other regions.
While most hotels do practice regular bed bug control, there are ways to
immediately discern of your hotel room remains infested with them.
Entomologists recommend pulling the sheets back, including the mattress
pad, to reveal the actual mattress. This should be done at the
headboard. If you can see any amount of brown residue on this or any
other portion of the mattress, it indicates the presence of the insects.
The residue is, in fact, the insects’ feces. You should then change
rooms, or change hotels.
If by performing this check, you reveal an infestation in your own home,
call your local exterminator to immediately begin a bed bug control
program. These little insects can live for long periods of time without
feeding, so it’s important to have a professional inspect the other
areas of the room or check the whole house for evidence of additional
insect presence. They don’t nest, or live only in mattresses, so you
can’t assume that treating your mattress or even buying a new one will
eradicate the problem entirely.
For additional information on these sneaky little insects, perform a
search online and call your local exterminator immediately if you
suspect a problem in your own home.
peacefully at night. Unfortunately, today there looms real risk of
actually sleeping with these tiny insects.
With what started on the east
coast is now sweeping the plains and hotels everywhere must take up
active and regular bed bug control to combat the problem. Read on for
more information on this problem and how to check for it in your own
home as well as on your next hotel stay.
Bed bugs are tiny insects that feed on human blood. They are thought to
be nocturnal because they come out during the night to feed, but this is
typically when their food source is present in their hiding place.
These little insects feed every few days and their bites are only
noticeable after they’re done feeding. The bites aren’t painful, but
they do tend to cause irritation and some itching.
Sufficient bed bug control, however indirectly through the use of
general pest spray, had kept them at bay in the U.S. until the mid
1990’s when significant numbers of them were brought from overseas into
the hotels primarily in New York City. The problem has since dispersed
to other regions.
While most hotels do practice regular bed bug control, there are ways to
immediately discern of your hotel room remains infested with them.
Entomologists recommend pulling the sheets back, including the mattress
pad, to reveal the actual mattress. This should be done at the
headboard. If you can see any amount of brown residue on this or any
other portion of the mattress, it indicates the presence of the insects.
The residue is, in fact, the insects’ feces. You should then change
rooms, or change hotels.
If by performing this check, you reveal an infestation in your own home,
call your local exterminator to immediately begin a bed bug control
program. These little insects can live for long periods of time without
feeding, so it’s important to have a professional inspect the other
areas of the room or check the whole house for evidence of additional
insect presence. They don’t nest, or live only in mattresses, so you
can’t assume that treating your mattress or even buying a new one will
eradicate the problem entirely.
For additional information on these sneaky little insects, perform a
search online and call your local exterminator immediately if you
suspect a problem in your own home.
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