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Bed Bug Picture / Bedbug Picture 3 (Hardin MD / CDC)

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This 2006 photograph depicts a frontal view of an adult bed bug, Cimex lectularius, as it is in the process of ingesting a blood meal from the arm of a voluntary human host.

Bed bugs are not vectors in nature of any known human disease. Although some disease organisms have been recovered from bed bugs under laboratory conditions, none have been shown to be transmitted by bed bugs outside of the laboratory. Bed bug bites are difficult to diagnose due to the variability in bite response between people, and due to the change in skin reaction for the same person over time. It is best to collect and identify bed bugs to confirm bites. Bed bugs are responsible for loss of sleep, discomfort, disfiguring from numerous bites and occasionally bites may become infected.

The common bed bug C. lectularius is a wingless, red-brown, blood-sucking insect that grows up to 7 mm in length and has a lifespan from 4 months up to 1 year. Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices in beds, wooden furniture, floors, and walls during the daytime and emerge at night to feed on their preferred host, humans.

Bed bug bites can result in clinical manifestations; the most common are small clusters of extremely pruritic, erythematous papules or wheals that represent repeated feedings by a single bed bug. Less common but more severe manifestations include grouped vesicles, giant urticaria, and hemorrhagic bullous eruptions. Bites should be managed symptomatically with topical emollients, topical corticosteroids, oral antihistamines, or some combination of these treatments.

Content Providers(s): CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki

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Bed Bug Information & Training – Bedbugs Pest Control in CT …

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Bed Bugs Are Back

(Hemiptera Cimicidae)

Im sure most of you have heard the phrase dont let the bed bugs bite.

Bedbugs were a common problem prior to World War II and the widespread use of high residual pesticides such as DDT made them extinct in North America. Now after a 50-year absence these unpleasant pests have made a comeback. They are commonly carried in clothing, language or furniture and the more traffic a facility has the greater the potential for a problem.

Bed bugs feed on human blood. Although they are not known to spread disease, their damage to your reputation can have a cost beyond counting. Because these pests can be difficult to control, experienced, expert help is a necessity.

If you see any of the following bed bug warning signs, be sure to contact (860) 878-9128 to do a free pest evaluation of your property.

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Home Remedies for Getting Rid of Bed Bugs | eHow

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Bed bugs are parasitic insects that feed off of the blood of warm-blooded animals. Bed bugs love cool, dark places, like inside of bed frames and in the folds of mattresses. Bed bugs leave itchy, red welts on the skin, especially on the arms, legs and feet. If you think you have bed bugs, getting rid of them can be a long and complicated process that cannot always be remedied without an exterminator. Try home remedies first, and if you still have bedbugs within a month, enlist the help of a professional.

If you are experiencing itchy welts on your body and have seen evidence of bed bugs, it's time to start cleaning your bedding and clothing. Bed bugs leave waste and eggs that look like small, black specks of dirt, and the bugs look like small, brown pepper seeds. These bugs can be found in the folds of your sheets, inside pillowcases, and in the folds of the mattress. Save this evidence on a piece of scotch tape, and place it in a plastic baggie. Then, remove all your bedding and all of your clothing. Wash and dry everything on hot, and place all clothing and bedding in sealed plastic bags. Keep the bedding in the bags until you have completely vacuumed the mattress and furniture. Keep the clothing in sealed plastic bags until there is no more evidence of bed bugs, and no bites apparent on your body. Place lavender around your room, as bed bugs can't stand the smell.

Using the hose attachment on your vacuum, thoroughly vacuum inside the folds of your mattress, your pillows and your bed frame. Vacuum any plush items in the house, like couches or chairs, and any furniture made of wood, even if they are not located in the room where the bed bugs are biting. Vacuum the walls around your bed and the floors, especially the corners where the floors meet the wall. Once you have thoroughly vacuumed, replace the sheets and pillowcases on your bed. To ensure the bed bugs do not enter your mattress again, place a bed bug mattress protector and bed bug pillowcase protectors on top of your mattress and pillow. Place petroleum jelly on the posts of your bed to prevent any new bed bugs from climbing up into your bed.

As tempting as it may seem when you have bed bugs, don't go stay with a friend or sleep on the couch instead of in your bed. You may be carrying bed bug eggs on your clothing, bedding or in your hair, and the bed bugs will move to the couch or to your friend's house. The bugs will appear where the food source is, which is you. So even if you are not carrying any bugs with you, the bugs from your bedroom will make the trip to your living room. Continue to wash dirty clothes and bedding immediately and place all clothing in sealed bags. If you are still getting bitten by bed bugs within a month, contact your local exterminators and show them the samples you saved.

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The Bed Bug Resource

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Cedar, Cinnamon, Lemon Grass, Peppermint, and Clove Oil? Theres No Proof They Will Eradicate Bed Bugs, Agency Says

The Federal Trade Commission filed deceptive advertising charges against two marketers of remedies for bed bug infestations, who allegedly failed to back up overhyped claims that they could prevent and eliminate infestations using natural ingredients, such as cinnamon and cedar oil. One marketer also allegedly made misleading claims that its products were effective against head lice.

In one of the two cases, RMB Group, LLC and its principals have agreed to settle the charges relating to their Rest Easy bed bug products. In the case against Cedarcide

Industries, Inc. and others, challenging their marketing of Best Yet! bed bug and head lice treatments, the defendants have not settled, and the FTC is beginning litigation against them.

Bed bugs have been a growing public health pest in recent years, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Consumers plagued with bed bugs experience considerable stress, discomfort, and expense in attempting to rid themselves of these pests, and many are unaware of the complex measures needed to prevent and control them, according to the EPA.

Consumers concerned about bed bugs also should see the FTC publication, Good Night, Sleep Tight, and Dont Let the Bed Bugs Bite . . . Your Wallet, which urges caution about advertisements that offer quick solutions, and provides advice to consumers for treating bed bug infestations.

Also, as children head back to school this fall, the FTC urges parents to carefully research products that claim to treat head lice infestations.

In both cases, the FTC charged the marketing companies as well as the individuals behind them with deceptive advertising for claiming that their products can stop and prevent bed bug infestations. The Cedarcide defendants also are charged with making deceptive claims that their product can stop and prevent head lice infestations, and that the federal government endorses and is affiliated with their product.

The Cedarcide Industries, Inc. defendants market BEST Yet!, a line of cedar-oil-based liquid products they claim will treat and prevent bed bug and head lice infestations. The defendants sell the product to consumers nationwide. They also sell it to hotels and other commercial establishments for treating bed bugs, and to school districts for treating head lice. Consumers can buy the product online, by phone, at the Cedarcide website , and at Amazon.com. The cost of the products ranges from $29.95 for the quart-sized spray bottle to $3,394.95 for a hotel-motel bed bug eradication kit.

One radio advertisement for the product stated:

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The common bed bug (or "bedbug" -- either is correct), Cimex lectularius, is one of the most challenging pests that Georgia exterminators are called upon to control.

Bed bugs are small, flattened parasitic insects with oval bodies, and they feed on human blood. They average around 1/8" in length, are wingless, and are reddish-brown in color with fine hairs that make them appear as if they are banded.

Bed bugs are most active at night, spending their days hiding in mattresses, bedding, furniture, cracks and crevices around woodwork, and other small, protected gaps. At night, bed bugs emerge from their hiding spaces and walk or drop onto sleeping humans to feed.

For a long time, bed bugs were believed to have been eradicated from the United States. But in the past decade they've returned with a vengeance, and a lot of people are losing sleep over them -- literally. Bed bugs can turn a family's life upside-down. You can read the horror stories of people who have battled, or are battling, bed bug problems in the Bedbugger Blog.

Until recently, bed bugs in the United States were not thought to spread disease. But in June of 2011, a CDC study titled Bedbugs as Vectors for Drug-Resistant Bacteria suggested that bed bugs may be able to transmit MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and VRE (vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium). The published report stated that:

"Bedbugs carrying MRSA and/or VRE may have the potential to act as vectors for transmission. Further studies are needed to characterize the association between S. aureus and bedbugs. Bedbug carriage of MRSA, and the portal of entry provided through feeding, suggests a plausible potential mechanism for passive transmission of bacteria during a blood meal. Because of the insect's ability to compromise the skin integrity of its host, and the propensity for S. aureus to invade damaged skin, bedbugs may serve to amplify MRSA infections in impoverished urban communities."

Disease potential of bed bugs aside, people vary in their degree of sensitivity to bed bug bites. A few individuals have little or no reaction and may not even realize they have a bed bug problem until they notice the stains on the sheets or the unpleasant odor. Most people, however, experience rashes, which can be aggravated by scratching and can become infected.

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