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By BENJAMIN KONG, Posted January 6th 2012

Everyone is looking for bed bug prevention methods. These pests have made a dramatic reappearance in the U.S. and other western countries during the last few years, after having been nearly eradicated by DDT and other now banned pesticides.

Because bed bugs are inundating a new generation of people who have no experience with them, this seems like a scary new problem. But theres no reason to panicmany myths surround bed bugs, and there are steps you can take to prevent or manage an infestation.

Proper bed bug treatments will ensure that you fully eliminate your bed bug problem.

Bed bugs somehow have the reputation of being disease carriers that live and thrive in filthy conditions.

However, there has never been a single instance of bed bug to human disease transmission. The most serious effects of bed bug bites occur in people with a heightened sensitivity to the insects.

These people may break out in a rash or even hives, similar to what happens with bee stings in sensitive people. But for others, bites may produce no effect, or a small red spot, or one or more itchy spots. Excessive scratching may result in infection, so its important to treat the bite as a bite: keep the area clean and cover it if scratching is a problem.

Bed bugs will choose to nest and feed wherever there are blood sources and places to hidehygiene and sanitation have nothing to do with it. The most immaculately-kept mansion is as susceptible to infestation as a ghetto apartment.

It is also not true that bed bugs are invisible. They are reclusive, and dont come out to feed until they detect motionless targets (such as when were asleep, or sitting on the couch watching television), but the feeding adults are large enough to observe. But since you cant feel their bite, its unlikely youll notice one crawling around when your attention is elsewhere.

So in a lot of ways, bed bugs are no worse than the myriad other insects we are already accustomed to. Mosquitos, ants, flies, spidersall find a way into our homes at one time or another, and given a chance all would take root there and create an infestation. But were familiar with these pests and know how to tell when things are getting out of handand what to do about it.

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