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P. G. Koehler, R. M. Pereira, M. Pfiester, and J. Hertz2

This fact sheet is excerpted from SP134: Pests in and around the Florida Home, which is available from the IFAS Extension Bookstore.

http://ifasbooks.ifas.ufl.edu/p-154-pests-in-and-around-the-florida-home.aspx

Bed bugs are blood-feeding insects (Figures 13) that feed mainly on the blood of humans, but also suck blood from other animals, such as birds, bats, and rodents. Bed bugs usually feed at night when people are asleep because the hosts are unaware that they are being fed upon. As bed bugs feed (Figure 3), they inject a salivary secretion into the wound to prevent coagulation. This fluid often causes the skin to itch and become swollen. Scratching causes sores, which may become infected. Bed bugs are not known to transmit any human pathogens but can cause emotional distress to those affected.

When associated with humans, bed bugs generally infest dwellings such as houses, hotels, dormitories, and cruise ships, but have also been known to infest places such as subways, movie theaters, nursing homes, hospitals, and planes. During the day, bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices and can be found in wall outlets, behind baseboards, wallpaper, and pictures, between bed joints and slats, along the seams of mattresses, and in bed linens. The cryptic nature of bed bugs makes them difficult to detect and locate, making control a complex and laborious process that usually consists of an integrated approach that combines insecticides with other methods.

Bed bugs are transmitted from one place to another because they hitchhike on belongings such as clothes, suitcases, second-hand beds, furniture, and bedding. Female bed bugs disperse more than any other stage, so it is likely that the bed bugs that hitchhike on peoples belongings are mostly females. Because female bed bugs can store male sperm for four to six weeks, it is also likely that they are pregnant. Therefore, a single, pregnant female that is transferred to a different location can begin a new infestation. Severe bed bug infestations tend to have a sweetish, foul odor that is caused by an oily liquid they emit.

Adult bed bug.

Joe Smith, University of Florida

Bed bug adult, lateral view.

Joe Smith, University of Florida

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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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What about bedbugs in hotels?

Many news reports in recent years have focused on the discovery of bedbugs in even upscale hotels, and a number of lawsuits have been filed by guests in these fashionable hotels who awoke to find hundreds of bedbug bites covering their skin. Searching on travel-review web sites regularly reveals information and even photos confirming the presence of bedbugs in numerous hotels.

Since bedbugs can arrive on the clothing or in the suitcases of guests from infested homes or other hotels harboring the pests, hotels can be an easy target for bedbug infestations.

In addition to hotels, bedbugs have been found in movie theaters, office buildings, laundries, shelters, in transportation vehicles, and other locations where people may congregate.

Bedbugs live in any articles of furniture, clothing, or bedding, so they or their eggs may be present in used furniture or clothing. They spread by crawling and may contaminate multiple rooms in a home or even multiple dwellings in apartment buildings. They may also be present in boxes, suitcases, or other goods that are moved from residence to residence or from a hotel to home. Bedbugs can live on clothing from infested homes and may be spread by a person unknowingly wearing infested clothing.

Bedbugs bite and suck blood from humans. Bedbugs are most active at night and bite any exposed areas of skin while an individual is sleeping. The face, neck, hands, and arms are common sites for bedbug bites. The bite itself is painless and is not noticed. Small, flat, or raised bumps on the skin are the most common sign; redness, swelling, and itching commonly occur. If scratched, the bite areas can become infected. A peculiarity of bedbug bites is the tendency to find several bites lined up in a row. Infectious-disease specialists refer to this series of bites as the "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" sign, signifying the sequential feeding that occurs from site to site.

Bedbug bites may go unnoticed or be mistaken for flea or mosquito bites or other types of rash or skin conditions, since they are difficult to distinguish from other bites. Bedbugs also have glands whose secretions may leave odors, and they also may leave dark fecal spots on bedsheets and around their hiding places (in crevices or protected areas around the bed or anywhere in the room).

Bedbugs have not been conclusively proven to carry infectious microbes. However, researchers have implicated bedbugs as possible vectors of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease), and studies are ongoing to determine whether bedbugs may serve as carriers of other diseases.

The majority of bedbug bites are not serious. The only known serious consequences are severe allergic reactions, which have been reported in some people after bedbug bites.

Reviewed by William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR on 6/21/2013

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carol says:

August 30, 2012 at 2:31 am

I am so glad I came to this site, as it at least I dont feel alone in this battle Im fighting! It is 2am and I am sitting in my new recliner that my sister gave me last spring!! I love my recliner, but it is ruined as of tonight when as a last resort I decided to sleep in it since I have been driven out of my bed from these unrelenting bloodsuckers!

I am trying to type this and get relief at the same time from the terrible itching that has robbed me of my sleep for several nights now.Anyway, now as I said, my new recliner is ruined because even after covering it with plastic and then covering with a new sheet I just took out of the package, it still was stained with vaseline I had put on my arms from all the bites and itching Im going throughI also resorted to covering it with corn starch which seems to brush right off, but Im afraid the vaseline is here to stayIm heartbroken about my recliner and the whole mess in general!!

Oh, I just killed one crawling up my arm as Im typing right now and it was filled with MY blood!!!I dont know what to do or where to turnIm a senior citizen and I am on a limited income so I cant spend alot of money on this.I am so discouraged and sleep deprived that before I started typing this I sobbed for at least an hourI live in an apartment complex for people 65 and older and someone came down the hall and knocked on my door and ask me if I was alrightI just said I was having a bad night which is an understatement!!!

Is there anything I can do one my own since I am afraid the manager will make me pay for any treatment and also start all kinds of concern for everyone elseIt is very embarrassing even though I know this is very come anymoreI am at my wits end!!!

Jeffrey says:

August 19, 2012 at 10:09 pm

Hey Emily, sorry about that and Im having the same trouble. I thought they were the same as mosquito bites but these BB bites seem to leave nastier and move visible scars. They are all over my feet and thighs/arms. I have no idea if the scars from itching are permanent or not and am also looking for advice?

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