Bed Bug Bites

Bed Bugs Favourite Hangout

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To get a better hint on where you can find these nasty little creatures, here’s a list of places you might want to have a look at:

1) Beds and sofa

Bed bugs love to stay close to the host; especially our resting places. The thing closest to you would be the thing they like most … imagine duvets, throws and fine warm blankets you have all over during cold winter nights. And obviously bed bugs love anything related to beds! (That’s how they got their name from, right?)

2) Crevices

Bed bugs have flat bodies that enable them to live in tiny cracks. What might only fit the edge of a credit card could simply fit a big happy bed bugs family!

3) Dark, shaded and hidden places

Bed bugs don’t really like to stay in the light during the day so mattress seams (do check for black fecal matter or reddish brown stain), interiors, bed frames, carpets, wooden hole, and furnitures around the sleeping area would be their escape. They also love staying in the shade when they are not feeding.

4) Behind, in and within household items

Don’t forget that bed bugs are deceivingly low-profile creatures. Settling behind baseboards, picture frames, in radios and phones, also within books and curtain folds are their favourite.

If one room or area has been infested by bed bugs, adjacent rooms or areas should also be checked out. It is always wise to have a thorough house search in case they’re found in any areas of your household.

Bed Bugs Prevention

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If you think your room or house is being infested with bed bugs then it’s probably time to do some spring-cleaning.

If every possible care has been taken and bed bugs are still a problem, ALWAYS seek professional help as soon as possible.

What Do Bed Bugs Look Like?

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Identifying a bed bug can be a daunting task since it changes it’s size, colour and overall look depending on its maturity and the time of the day. Although many claim that bed bugs are not visible to the naked eye, this is absolutely not true. Well, not unless you’re trying to find them in the dark without any lights! For those who have experience dealing with this creature before, it’s not that difficult to identify it based on certain features that it has

What Do Bed Bugs Look LikeWhat Do Bed Bugs Look Like

First, a newly hatched bed bug is translucent and light brown in colour. It’s size changes as it grows and as it feeds through your blood. As it grows, the body becomes bigger and can reach up to 5 mm in length. A fully grown bed bug’s body is flat so as to make it easier for them to hide in tiny crevices. A mature bed bug can be identified as having reddish brown and oval body. The body becomes redder as it feeds during the night due to the amount of blood visible through its translucent body. Bed bugs don’t move very fast so it’s even easier to catch one hiding underneath your mattress if you’ve been infested by bed bugs.

Generally, a female bed bug will lay up to 5 eggs in one go so if that’s not solved, you’ll be spotting more bed bugs as you move around inside your room. The eggs are also visible to naked eye, normally take up the length of 1mm and white in colour. Bed bugs are nocturnal creature so you’ll find them most active during the night, although you can occasionally find them during daytime.

In general, you’ll mostly identify them in 3 forms: egg, nymph and adult. So if you’re house in infested, look out for the creepy crawlies with features described above.

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