A review of Bed Bugs in Middlewich, Northwich and Weaverham in 2010
One of the most detested and lesser known pests known to man is the bed bug Cimex lectularius. How many of us dozed off to sleep at night as kids with the words of our parents in our ears “sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite”
Bed Bugs probably started to predate on man at around the period we started living in, the bat bugs Cimex pilosellus and Cimex pipistrella mostly feed on bats and it is probable that bat feeding species of bug evolved to dine on human blood when our ancestors started dwelling in bat infested caves.
Until the production of DDT in the early 20th century bed bugs were common inhabitants in most poor quality homes.
The later decades of the 20th century saw pest control companies reporting very few bed bug call outs indeed, their presence being mainly confined to cheap holiday lodgings and student halls etc.
Many people confuse dust mites, which can’t be seen by to the unaided eye, with bed bugs which most definitely are.
Adult bedbugs are red-brown, about a a few milemetres in size and very engorged after feeding on human blood.
Without a suitable human target to feed on they can stay dormant for long periods of up to 18 months.
The first signs of a bed bug infestation are oftenspots of blood on duvets and on the base of mattresses and many people can react extremely badly to bed bug bites.
The early 21st century has seen bed bug reports expand across the whole world, the cheap availability of world travel and economic migration have both been cited as reasons for the return.
What is certain is that that are now staging a real comeback not only in lower quality homes but high class hotels, schools and even hospitals.
A single away in an infested hotel is all it takes, they stowaway in your suitcases or bags. Pest control operatives are also now reporting cases of transport related bed bug infestations on trains, tubes and buses so a simple trip to work on an infested tube or train can be enough to bring the these pests to your own house.
They are an tricky pest to eradicate as contrary to popular opinion they do not just hide in beds. They infest any nook and cranny conveniently close to a sleeping human, beds, electrical sockets, televisions, bed-side telephones etc and eradicating them is both tricky and time consuming. They have even been discovered found living under the toe-nails of infirm people and in the creases of flesh of very over-weight people.
They are not a pest that can be tackled by an amateur and a pest control professional will almost certainly be required.
Phone Manchester Pest Control now on 01772 837727
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