DIY Bed Bug Control Do it Yourself Kansas City Pest Control

DIY Bed Bug Control

Identifying and Preventing Bed Bug Bites.

Many people have difficulty identifying bed bug bites and rightly so. Generally, bed bug bites are small, red, and swollen - which is exactly what bites from mosquitoes, fleas and antslook like. The only difference with bed bugs is the linear pattern of the bites they leave behind.

Bed bug bites are also not characteristically itchy, but they do emit puss when scratched. This is due to the saliva that bed bugs inject into the skin upon biting. The saliva also contains an anticoagulant that numbs the victims from feeling the bite in the first place. Consequently, people do not realizethey've been bitten until a day or more afterwards.

The best way to know whether the red bumps on your skin are actually bed bug bites is to find other signs of bed bugs around your home. Though their name indicates their preferred habitat in between the creases of mattresses, bed bugs can live anywhere that is damp and protected. Thus, they can also be found living in sofas, rugs and wooden bed frames. Because of their small size and nocturnal habits, bed bugs can live and thrive anywhere that is dark and shielded from exposure. Wall cracks, corners, and bookshelves are also places that bed bugs can flourish. Remember bed bugs lived with us at one time in caves.

Bed bugs also leave a trail of tell-tale signs wherever they go. Small spots of blood on the bed sheets and sofa covers are likely to be from bed bugs; tiny fecal matter in these areas is also a sign of a bed bug's presence.

Preventing Bed Bug Bites

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