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Baltimore City Health Department Bed Bugs Resource Page

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The Baltimore City Health Department does not have any bed bug programs; however, we provide informational materials on bedbugs on this web page

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What Are Bedbugs?

Bed bugs are small insects that feed on human blood. They can reach about 1/4 inch in length and have flat, oval-shaped, wingless bodies. They are reddish-brown in color and may be mistaken for ticks or small cockroaches.

How Does a Home Become Infested with Bed Bugs?

Bed bugs hitchhike and people often carry bed bugs into homes without knowing in infested luggage and bags, furniture, mattresses and boxsprings, bedding or clothing. They can also travel between houses and apartments through cracks and openings in or around doors, windows, walls, and floors.

How Do I Know if My Home is Infested with Bed Bugs?

Bites are often one of the first signs of a bed bug problem. Most bed bug bites are painless at first but later become large, itchy skin welts. These welts do not have a red spot in the center like fleabites. Although bed bugs are a nuisance, they are not known to spread disease.

The bites can be very similar to other insect bites, and bed bug infestations cannot be confirmed by bites alone. You may also see the bed bugs themselves, small bloodstains from crushed insects or dark spots from their droppings, especially on sheets or other bedding.

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Bedbug Treatments – Downs Pest Control | Des Moines Safe Pest …

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These parasites are nasty and very difficult to control. If you have them the best thing you can do is call a professional to help you eradicate this problem from your home. Bedbugs are a growing problem in Des Moines and in the US. The only way we can eliminate this problem is by acting fast. Do not put off the treatment call us today for a free quote and consultation.

Most often these parasites travel into your home as stowaways. They either ride in with guests or hitch a ride with you after you have stayed in a hotel or at a friend's. These bugs cannot travel far from hosts and survive which means you do not have to worry about them coming into your home from the outside world, but if you live in an apartment, condo, or duplex they can and do travel over from an adjacent apartments.

What makes theses little parasites so difficult to get rid of is their ability to hide. They crawl into the smallest little spaces and hide themselves. They can be extremely difficult to find and proper treatment depends on a thorough inspection and accurate identification. Once it is known where the critters are hiding they can be treated.

Often it may be more cost effective to throw away sofas or mattresses then to spend hours trying to spot and treat the bugs. Our technicians will know what steps should be taken to ensure you can eliminate these pests in a safe, effective, and affordable way.

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It's Best Not To Try “Do It Yourself” Bed Bug Treatments

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There are lots of "Do It Yourself" products and protective items promoted to take advantage of the bed bug panic.Do It Yourself treatments for bed bugs have much lower chances for success than professional treatments. We advise using a professional, licensed pest management company with detailed knowledge of and experience with solving bed bugs.

Some bed bug victims try vacuums, buy mattress covers, throw out their mattresses and other furniture, buy bed bug detectors and heaters, or make their own dry ice and carbon dioxide devices as solutions. Some consumers try various sprays, ionic, ultrasonic, and electromagnetic products with little success. In fact, university research shows that ultrasonic solutions do nothing to drive bed bugs away.

Recent news accounts discuss different bed bug victims who started fires while unsuccessfully trying to solve their pest problems.

Bug bombs do not solve bed bug issues.Virginia Tech entomologist Dr. Dini Miller, inspected a residence where a victim "set off ten bug bombs in his apartment, and when that didn't work, he followed up with 30 more.... The walls were so sticky with the residue, and yet live bedbugs that had fed the night before are crawling around while we're standing there talking."

None of these approaches are appropriate, comprehensive enough, or adequate for solving bed bug problems. Media reports have misrepresented some helpful tools as complete solutions. At best these techniques can provide a sense of security. Makeshift treatments might even make a bed bug problem worse, and in some cases can be very dangerous to you and your family.

Weve seen chemical companies advertise pyrethroid products to consumers- and list bed bugs among the several insects their sprays can kill, but bed bugs are not just another insect and are highly resistant or outright immune to pyrethroids.They also warn if you have an infestation, you should call in a professional, and not rely on their products. If you read the fine print on these consumer marketed chemicals, the manufacturers of point out that the products cannot be used around electronic products, which you also need to treat as bed bugs live, for example, in clock radios next to beds.

Natural sprays and unregulated solutions for bed bugs are also available. Many of these products contain alcohol, which can kill bed bugs on contact, but alcohol has no residual effect, doesnt harm bed bug eggs, and can stain furniture, floors, and fabrics. Dr. Changlu Wang of Rutgers University points out that these sprays, often derived from plant-oils may kill the bedbugs you actually hit, but arent likely to do anything about the potentially hundreds you don't. Furthermore, an investigative report on television station WNBC-4 New Yorkshowed that a natural spray didnt kill bed bugs even after 15 hits at point blank range.

We often are called to treat bed bug problems in homes that residents have already tried to solve themselves. These self treatments often serve to scatter the bugs from their original hiding places and make the solutions more difficult.

Bell Environmental sells a do-it-yourself home-kit for bed bug elimination, but bed bug elimination is hard and you must follow the instructions for applying the licensed products very carefully. The National Pest Management Association and Bell Environmental both believe the better choice is to hire a licensed professional pest control company that is highly skilled in eliminating bed bugs.

Contact us online or call 877-376-1775 today to speak with our expert staff and learn how Bell can help with your bed bug or pest infestation.

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How to Cure Infections Caused by Bed Bugs | eHow

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

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J.D. Wollf has been a writer since 1999 and has been published in a variety of newspapers and newsletters. She has covered everything from local sports to computer accessory reviews and specializes in articles about health issues, particularly in the elderly.

While bed bugs are nasty little critters, they don't spread disease. If you have an infected bed bug bite, you most likely got it form scratching it. Many people are allergic to bed bug bites, making it hard not to relieve the itch by scratching. Another possibility is the bite may have gotten infected through a chance encounter with bacteria from some other source. Whatever the cause, here's how to clear up an infected bug bite.

Check your bed bug bite to see if it is infected. Bed bug bites are often bright red and welt-like, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the skin is infected. An infected bite may ooze whitish or yellow pus. It may also be painful instead of merely itchy.

Wash the infected bed bug bite with soap and water.

Swab the bed bug bite with an antiseptic like alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.

Apply an over-the-counter antibiotic cream or ointment to the bite.

Call your doctor if these steps don't control the bed bug infection. You made need a prescription of antibiotics to cure it.

Bed bug infestations can be found in places as wide-ranging as homeless shelters and luxury hotels. These reddish-brown, wingless insects, usually measuring...

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Bed Bugs | novascotia.ca

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What Are Bed Bugs?

An oval-shaped bug with a short broad head, bed bugs feed on blood. When they havent eaten, bed bugs look like an apple seed and are about 6 to 10 mm long. Once they eat they turn dark red and swell in size.

Nymphs are shaped like adults but are yellowish white in color. Bed bug eggs are white (about 1 mm long) and pear shaped. The eggs have a sticky coating and are deposited in cracks and crevices.

Can bed bugs make me sick?

Bed bugs do not spread disease and most people dont even know they have been bitten. For those who are sensitive to bed bug bites, they may have an allergic reaction such as itchy welts or small red bumps.

Most bed bug bites go away on their own and do not require treatment. Keep the area clean and do not scratch. If the bites are very itchy a physician may prescribe cream or antihistamines to relieve the itchiness.

How do I know if I have bed bugs?

Adult bed bugs are large enough to see. During the early stages of an infestation bed bugs are more likely to be found on box springs, mattresses, headboards and upholstered furniture. As they spread, they may hide behind baseboards, pictures, wall paper, window and door frames. Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices during the day and come out to feed at night.

A quick and easy first step to check for bed bugs is to put double-sided tape around your bed or furniture. When the bed bugs walk across it, they will become stuck. They tend to walk where pipes and electrical sockets break the walls, along baseboards and under carpet edges. If you see a bed bug, wait before killing it and see where it is going. It may lead you to a nest that may be hidden.

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