Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Everything About Those Irritating Bed Bugs

Bed bugs can be more than annoying especially if you are unable to reach the infestation. Just a sight or thought of bed bugs is enough to take away your sleep that insidiously emerge from your bedsheet, blanket, mattress or carpet. These tiny insects feed on human blood for about 10 to 12 minutes and crawl back to their hidden area to reproduce further.

Beed bugs secrete a chemical named Nitrophyrin that dilates the blood vessels, then they release an enzyme called apyrase. To protect them from acquiring any infection from their host, they even produce antimicrobial agents.  Itching and rashes are followed by bed bugs Denver bites. Many of us don’t know but these tiny parasites can also spread Lyme, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis E, Q fever, Aspergilliosis and Salmonella.

Know more about them

They belong to same insect family as of aphids and cicadas. They are usually reddish brown in color and grow up to about 3 mm. These blood sucking insects have six legs along with a pair of vestigial wings.  These tiny insect undergo five developmental stages and molt several times to become an adult with lighter abdomen and darker trunk.

A clear cut sign of bed bug infestation is their egg shells, blood stains of mattress or bedsheet, bed bug feces. Another sign is a sweet odor released by bed bugs, once they fear some threat. If you want to have a peaceful sleep then get in touch with bed bugs specialist or bed bugs pest control service provider who are experienced in eliminating all bed bug infestations through specialized pest treatments.

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