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UK Research: Bed Bugs ‘Bite’ the Wallet of Hotel Owners …
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 14, 2015)While finding a bed bug at home can be unnerving, discovering one in a hotel room can be nightmarish for guests and hotel managers alike. Now, new research from the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has revealed findings about the financial impact bed bugs can have on the travel and hospitality industry.
UKentomologist Michael Potter, a Provosts Distinguished Service Professor, teamed with Agricultural Economics Professor Wuyang Hu, and doctoral student Jerrod Penn, in the Department of Agricultural Economics, to conduct this research. Very little was known about the economic impact of bed bugs prior to the study.
Potter has been working on the front lines of the bed bug resurgence for several years. "While bed bugs are not known to transmit diseases, the bites are often unsightly and itchy," Potter said. "Its hard to understand how upsetting an infestation can be unless youve experienced one yourself. Unlike ticks and mosquitoes, bed bugs live indoors and breed in our beds.
"The goal of the research was to understand consumer preferences when choosing a hotel for business or leisure travel, and how the risk of bed bugs influences their decision," said Penn, the lead author of the study which was funded through a grant from Protect-A-Bed, a global producer of protective bedding products.
The survey was conducted in May via online market research firm Qualtrics. Respondents included almost 2,100 people representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia 1,298 who travel mainly for leisure and 790 who do so largely for business.
The researchers put some hard numbers to the economic impact of online reports of bed bugs in hotels, as well as the value of protective services. Results show that on average, a single report of bed bugs in recent traveler reviews lowers the value of a hotel room by $38 and $23 per room per night for business and leisure travelers respectively.
"The higher loss of hotel room values for business travelers is not surprising given that they tend to stay in pricier rooms," Hu said.
In absolute terms, compared to other hotel aspects, the monetary value for travelers' concern about bed bugs makes it one of the more important considerations when selecting or grading a hotel. A second mention of bed bugs in recent traveler reviews further decreases the value of a hotel room, but proportionately to a lesser extent than the first alleged report of the pests.
When presented with various problematic issues encountered in hotel rooms, finding signs of bed bugs had the largest proportion of respondents choosing to switch hotels. Reactions to other concerns (smoke odor, unclean bathroom, dirty sheets, etc.) mostly involved reporting the concern to the front desk and requesting another room.
On the bright side, information about some protective services with regard to bed bugs received positive reaction from travelers. Both business and leisure travelers placed the greatest economic value on protective mattress encasements as a form of protection, followed by periodic (e.g., semiannual) room inspections by professional pest control firms. "But travelers placed a relatively small dollar value on regular inspections by housekeeping staff," Penn said.
"We also asked people about likely reactions specific to bed bugs," Penn said. "Survey respondents were asked how they would respond to reading an online review that reported bed bugs while looking to book a room for an upcoming trip. A majority of business and leisure travelers said they would not select that particular hotel."
In a second scenario where travelers were asked how they would react to finding a live bed bug while staying in their hotel room, "The three most likely responses among business and leisure travelers were to switch rooms with added compensation, leave the particular hotel, and to report finding bed bugs on social media," said Hu, who serves as Penn's major professor in ag economics. "Considering how popular social media has become, its important that hotels recognize the potential spread of negative information, regardless of whether the online report of bed bugs is accurate."
Travelers reading about or finding bed bugs in a hotel were more inclined to hold the particular establishment responsible than blame the entire brand name or hospitality industry as a whole.
Four out of five travelers felt hotels should be required to inform guests if their assigned room had a previous bed bug problem. Half of all leisure travelers indicated they would want to know of any problems occurring in the past year, and one-third wanted to know if there had been bed bugs ever. Business travelers were somewhat more lenient, with half wanting to know of incidents extending back six months.
"If hotels are required to disclose previous problems with bed bugs as landlords in some cities must do for prospective tenants the implications could be far reaching," Potter said. "Such disclosure could necessitate taking rooms out of service for prolonged periods even after the risk of bed bugs has diminished."
Other noteworthy findings from the study: More than two-thirds of travelers were unable to distinguish a bed bug from other household insects. More than half said they never worry about bed bugs while traveling although about one in three business travelers and one in five leisure travelers either know someone who has gotten bed bugs or had them themselves. Business travelers are better at correctly identifying bed bugs, have more personal experience with the pests, and have reported them in online reviews much more often than leisure travelers.
When it comes to bed bugs, the hospitality industry is often caught between a "rock and a hard place," Potter said. "With high turnover of guests, occasional bed bug incidents in hotels are understandable, as in similar types of locations. Many hotel chains already take bed bugs seriously in terms of prevention and early detection. The current study further underscores the importance of being hyper-vigilant."
MEDIA CONTACT: Carl Nathe, 859-257-3200; carl.nathe@uky.edu.
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Bedbugs or (sometimes Cimicidae), are small parasitic insects. The most common bedbug type is the Cimex lectularius. For most of us the term usually refers to species that prefer to feed on human blood. All insects in this family live by feeding exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals.
Bed bugs are active very late at night and hide during the day. They most often feed sometime before dawn. After mating, females lay white, oval eggs (1/16-inch long) into cracks and crevices. An individual female bed bug can lay from one to five eggs a day and 200-250 eggs in her lifetime. The eggs hatch in about 6-10 days and the newly emerged bed bug nymphs seek a blood meal right away. Nymphs are as small as the head of a pin. Immature nymphs molt five times (i.e., they shed their outer exoskeleton in order to grow) before reaching adulthood.
Bed bugs need to feed at least once before each molt, (shedding of their skin) although they could feed as often as once a day. There may be many generations born each year. All ages are found in a reproducing population. It is important to know that Immature bed bugs may live for several months without feeding while adults may survive as long as one year WITHOUT a meal. Simply leaving the home for a few months will not starve them out. Under normal circumstances, adult bed bugs will live for about ten to twelve months.
Yes, there are many ways to kill bed bugs. The problem is that most require large amounts of toxic chemicals. Heat is the only way we know of to kill bedbugs instantly without harsh chemicals. Note that in some cases of begbug infestation you may want to use both steam and chemical sprays. Some of our Dry Vapor Steam Cleaners come with a built in Chemical Injection System. With a flick of a button right on the wand handle, you can inject heated insecticide into a crack or onto a surface. Although this option is available, the steam is generally all you will need. Some people like to kill instantly with steam and then leave a chemical behind. Example: Steam the crack of a floor instantly killing anything in the crack. Then to make sure no other bugs come to take the place of the ones just killed flip on the hot chemical injection and spray some insecticide in the crack. The VC-5000-Ci and the Super Vapor 6 both have chemical injection systems and super heated Dry Steam Vapor. The chemical injection is nice, but super heated dry steam all you need to kill bed bugs, their larva and their eggs. We offer several industrial quality steamers with specialized attachments perfect for killing bed bugs.
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Step #1: Picking The Right Steamer There are several steamer packages we offer for bed bug eradication but there are a few we think will do a better job. Some have higher wattage, some have hot water injection and some offer on board chemical spray systems. By the way, during our research period we discovered that some companies are selling junk steamers and even producing videos on how to use them. One example was this guy using a small hand held steamer to do a mattress. Frankly, I have to say it was hard to believe my eyes. This guy was claiming that you can simply point this little toy steamer at the mattress and wave it around like some magic wand and the bugs would die. This is not reality. You have to move the steamer over the surface in order to deliver effective heat. Our commercial / industrial grade JRI steamers have specialized attachments just for this purpose. You want a true dry vapor steam cleaner with at least 1600 watts of power. 1800 is even better. By the way, we do sell the little hand held steamers, but we would never consider marketing it for this kind of job. At Just Renew-It! Industrial Supply LLC we believe in Honest First.
Below are our top choices for steamers. They are listed in order, best first. All the steamers listed here will work very well but some have faster steam regeneration, others have chemical injection, and various wattages. Our ideal is 1600 to 1800 Watts. 1800 Watts is as much power as you can get out of a common 15amp household power outlet. This MAXIMUM wattage gives youmaximum steam regeneration and power. For those that want the extra edge, consider a chemical injection system. You can actually put a bug killing agent in the injection system and with the press of a button, inject it into cracks around the home. This will give your extermination efforts a residual effect. that means, after your first steam pass, the chemical will keep on killing other bugs you might have missed. Again, super heated dry vapor steam is all you need. This is just an option and not required for the killing of bed bugs.
WHAT IS A DRY VAPOR STEAM CLEANER? Simply put, a "Dry" vapor steam cleaner puts out virtually no water. A gallon of water typically can last a full hour of non stop sanitizing or cleaning. When you point the steam nozzle into the air you will see a large plume of steam yet, virtually no water will hit the ground. The term dry refers to the fact that it does not put out water solid, but rather steam vapor. This super heated "dry" steam vapor is great for disinfecting surfaces like mattresses, carpets, drapes, walls, cracks, furniture and even unplugged electrical devices. When done right the super heated, sanitizing, bed bug killing moisture given off by a dry vapor steam cleaner can dry in most cases in just a matter of minutes. Dry steam is the perfect all natural, safe and healthy way to kill bedbugs, bacteria, viruses, dust mites, scabies, and other unwanted biological contaminates. It also makes a fantastic cleaning tool around the home or on the job. Read more about vapor steam cleaners here.
UNDERSTANDING CHEMICAL INJECTION & HOT WATER INJECTION: All the Dry Vapor Steam Cleaners listed above include super heated dry vapor steam standard. Some offer Chemical Injection and some offer Hot Water Injection while others only have a dry steam feature. All will work well, and kill any bug including bed bugs on contact.
CHEMICAL INJECTION: (5000-Ci, Super Vapor 6)The chemical injection systems (5000-Ci & Vapor 6) have a chemical jug on the back of the unit that allows you to add your favorite detergent for cleaning or sanitizing. You may also add a earth friendly insecticide or other insecticide. USE CAUTION: Always ventilate room and wear appropriate chemical face masks and safety wear when using this injection feature with an insecticide! The Chemical injection systems puts out hot chemical mingled with the steam flow. The chemical injection, on both the 5000-Ci and the Super Vapor 6 have activation buttons right on the gun handle. This allows you to instantly switch from steam only to a steam / hot chemical spray mix without putting down the wand. This might be especially useful for spraying cracks and crevices around a room, furniture or bedding. The chemical will NOT kill the bed bugs or any other bugs faster then steam. The steam will kill the instantly when used correctly. The chemical will however allow you to leave behind a residual killing agent. This can help kill bugs you missed later on. The chemical or detergent you load in the chemical tank should be in a thin, 100% liquid form and non flammable or explosive. This chemical is passed through the steamer and heated before it leaves the nozzle tip. It comes out in a sputtering spray / spitting action and comes out hot mingled with the steam. Be sure the chemical is safe with this application method.
HOT WATER INJECTION: (4000-C, 5000-Ci, Super Vapor 6) The hot water injection systems (5000-Ci, Vapor 6, 4000-C, 4000-S) either take water from an external tank as on the 5000-Ci or Super Vapor 6 or it takes water from internal tanks or tank such as on the VC4000-C or VC4000-S. The units with INTERNAL hot water injection systems take water from the boiler system when the hot water injection is activated. This can cause your steamer to run out of steam water if it is used often. The EXTERNAL injection systems like the VC 5000-Ci or the Super Vapor 6 take the water from a separate water tank and they do not take from the boiler. This can give you a longer run time when cleaning or exterminating. The external tank used for the hot water injection is the same tank used for chemical injection. With an external tank system (5000-Ci, Super Vapor 6) you can use either chemical or water, but not at the same time. You simply fill your injection tank with either water or chemicals.
CONTINUOUS FILL: (4000-C, 5000-Ci, Super Vapor 6) A continuous fill steamer (Dual Tank System) allows you to add water on the fly. In other words, when the steamer is low on water you can add water WITHOUT shutting it down. You can then immediately pick back up where you left off working with virtually no down time. With continuous fill you will NOT have to wait for the boiler to heat back up again. How it works: A continuous fill steamer has two tanks, a boiler and a refill tank. When you add water you are simply filling the refill tank. The boiler is trickle fed from the refill tank thus insuring that the boiler is always kept full and ready for service. When the refill tank runs low you will hear a loud beeping sound and the unit will stop steaming until you add water. This feature is useful in saving you from having to wait for the unit to warm back up between refills. When refilling the easy non pressurized refill tank the units separate sealed boiler is kept full and hot and is instantly ready for use.
SINGLE TANK STEAMER: (VC3000 Series VC4000-S) A (ST) single tank technology steamer, such as the VC-4000-S or VC-3000 are much like they sound. They have a large single sealed boiler. This technology is powerful and tends to be extremely dependable as its internal components are few in number. Its simplicity of design makes it rugged and dependable. The down side if any, to a single tank unit is that when it runs out of water you will have to release the steam pressure, open the pressure cap, fill it and wait for it to warm back up. This process will take about 30 minutes. The Good news is that the 4000-S can run in dry steam mode about 90 min NON STOP steaming on the HIGH setting! With hot water injection on this time is greatly reduced but hot water injection is not often used for pest control. If you plan on using the hot water injection often, be aware, you will run out of water quickly. If you plan on using the hot water injection very often consider the continuous fill systems like the 4000-C or 5000-Ci. All that being said, the 4000-S is a great system for bed bug extermination and other pest control issues. Don't forget, these units come with a range of included accessories that make then useful in hundreds of applications from bed bug removal to tile and grout cleaning, from window and glass cleaning to jewelry cleaning. Note that the VC 3000 has a much lower wattage and does not have hot water injection. Though it is a good hot steamer, the lower wattage and smaller water tank makes it less suited for large scale bed bug removal. See the individual product pages for more information.
Dry Vapor Steam Cleaners KILL Bed Bugs ON CONTACT when used correctly: There is NO question that a true JRI Commercial Dry Vapor Steam Cleaner kills bed bugs on contact virtually instantly when used right. All that remains is a detailed set of instructions on how to do this. Well, lets do that now. Below is a simple guide on how to steam your bedroom. The process is really very easy. Remember, steam kills bed bugs fast but to do this, you have to steam where they are. Read our Detecting Bed Bugs section for learn where they live. The best way to accomplish this is to systematically steam the whole room starting with the most likely areas of contamination, your bed area. We will explain item by item how to sanitize your bedroom. This same approach can be used around your whole house. Our desire is to produce a simple demo video showing this simple process. We hope to do this in the coming months.
Some people question whether they should have a pest control company handle it or do it themselves. The answer to this is that this is not an "either or" decision. You can do it yourself now OR you can do both. Personally, even if I did chose a pest control company I would want a steamer so I could repeatedly attack the problem wherever, and whenever I wanted to! I'm not the kind of person that would want to wait around getting bit while a pest control company schedules me in for a visit. Steam gives you the ability to take action immediately, anytime of the day or night.
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Bed bugs are developing resistance to various pesticides including DDT and organophosphates. Note: Bedbugs will never become resistant to simple dry steam heat! Temperatures above 120 degrees F. kills bedbugs fast. Super heated dry vapor steam kills them INSTANTLY! Some bed bug populations have developed a resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. Although now often ineffective, the resistance to pyrethroid allows for new chemicals that work in different ways to be investigated, so chemical management can continue to be one part in the resolving of bed bug infestations. There is growing interest in both synthetic pyrethroid and the pyrrole insecticide, chlorfenapyr. Insect growth regulators, such as hydroprene (Gentrol), are also sometimes used. Populations in Arkansas have been found to be highly resistant to DDT, with an LD50 of more that 100,000 ppm. DDT was seen to make bed bugs more active in studies conducted in Africa. Bed bug pesticide-resistance appears to be increasing dramatically. Bed bug populations sampled across the U.S. showed a tolerance for pyrethroids several thousands of times greater than laboratory bed bugs. New York City bed bugs have been found to be 264 times more resistant to deltamethrin than Florida bed bugs due to nerve cell mutations. The spread of insecticide resistance may be rapid.
Other traditional methods of repelling and/or killing bed bugs include the use of plants, fungi, and insects (or their extracts), such as black pepper, black cohosh (Actaea racemosa), Pseudarthria hookeri, Laggera alata (Chinese yngmo co | ), Eucalyptus saligna oil, henna (Lawsonia inermis or camphire), "infused oil of Melolontha vulgaris" (presumably cockchafer), fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), Actaea spp. (e.g. black cohosh), tobacco, turpentine, wild mint, narrow-leaved pepperwort (Lepidium ruderale), Myrica spp. (e.g. bayberry), Robert geranium (Geranium robertianum), bugbane (Cimicifuga spp.), "herb and seeds of Cannabis", "opulus" berries (possibly maple or European cranberrybush), masked hunter bugs (Reduvius personatus), "and many others." In the mid-19th century, smoke from peat fires was recommended.
Basket-work panels were put around beds and shaken out in the morning, in the UK and in France in the 19th century. Scattering leaves of plants with microscopic hooked hairs around a bed at night, then sweeping them up in the morning and burning them, was a technique reportedly used in southern Rhodesia and in the Balkans. Prior to the mid-twentieth century, bed bugs were very common. According to a report by the UK Ministry of Health, in 1933 there were many areas where all the houses had some degree of bed bug infestation.
With the arrival of potent pesticides, famously DDT in the 1940s, bed bugs almost disappeared in western countries. However, bed bug infestations have resurged in recent years, for reasons which are not clear, but contributing factors may be complacency, increased resistance, bans on pesticides and increased international travel. The current wave of bed bug infestations across America has spawned a need for fast bed bug removal solutions. One of the most potent of which is heat. Dry vapor steam cleaners are a very effective way to combat bedbugs. A multi solution approach seems to be a good option. Use of silica (DE or Diatamatious Earth) chemical prays, oils and steam work well. However, when you want to blast into cracks, and kill on contact without damaging surfaces steam an the ideal tool.
HELP GETTING THROUGH TONIGHT: More detailed information coming soon! We recommend ordering a dry vapor steam cleaner as soon as you can afford it. Also consider calling in a pest control expert. For now, strip your bed, wash and dry everything on the highest heat settings possible. Next, encase your mattress in a plastic liner. Clean & Sanitize your bed frame and mattress set as best as you can. Don't forget the head board! Place the legs of your bed in bowls of oil. This will make a very effective barrier! Bed bugs can not cross oil. Vaseline is another great tool. You can spread a thick layer of Vaseline on any surface to make an instant no bug zone! Again, these bugs can not cross over this sticky jelly. You may use double sided sticky tape on your ceiling to prevent them from crawling over your head at night. This may damage the paint when you take it off later so use caution. Your best bet for sanitizing your mattress, rugs, bed frame and and home is a good dry vapor steam cleaner. More tips coming later.
Lift, Look, Examine! Bed bugs like to live close to their meal. That means the bed is the hot zone or dinner plate, depending upon how you want to look at it. During the day these nocturnal bugs vanish as they hide in any crevice they can find. You will be able to find them in many places including on or under mattresses, box springs, sheets, grooves in furniture, screw holes, around and in upholstery, hollow things like some bedposts, alarm clocks, wall sockets, base boards, air conditioning units, behind pictures and anywhere they can hide from the day light. When you hunt you are looking for either the bugs, discarded body shells, fecal matter, small white oval eggs, and also baby bugs that can be very small.
Hunting: Start your hunt at the bed. Look behind mattress by the head board. If clear search the rest of the mattress. Next pull off the sheets. Check the piping around the bed edge. Lift the mattress look under. Get on your knees and look under the bed with a small flash light. Look close in all the small corners and cracks of the bed frame. Use a pick, small screw driver or other object to poke into small holes. The idea is to find sleeping bugs hidden out of sight. Look close at the base board where the rug meets the wall. Examine the night stands, pull them out and check behind and under. Work your way out from the bed and inspect the rest of the room in the same manor. Remember, the bed is the hot zone BUT bugs easily live up to 15 feet away. If you see ANY Signs of bed bugs we suggest you leave the room and request a refund. If they wont refund you, remind them that their reputation is on the line. Also, if you see a bed bug,, you can capture it and put it in a zip lock baggie. This is pretty good evidence for hotel management. Not only will it help you get your refund but it will convince them that they have a problem and provoke them to take immediate action. Remember, we are all in this together. If you spot bed bugs, don't keep it to yourself! Your act of telling management can save someone else months of horror. If management for some reason doesn't listen, call the local health department.
After Hunt: Now carefully inspect the hotels luggage rack. If clear, you may store your luggage up on the rack and out of the bathtub. KEEP YOUR LUGGAGE IN BAGS. Also do not put your cloths in the dresser drawers. If possible, pull luggage rack away from the wall. This will reduce the likelihood of an insect crawling up the wall and getting on your stuff. Now, you have done all you can.
During Stay: Try to relax but keep your eyes out. If you wake up the next morning with mosquito like bites or welts on your body, they be concerned. If not, enjoy your stay and simply keep your eyes open. Don't hotel hop of you can help it.
During Stay, Bed Bugs Found! What Now? This is less likely if you have taken the time to examine the room BUT, it could. What do you do? Well, first, don't freak out. Keep your head about you, after all, they are just a few bugs. Gather your cloths and take them to the hotel laundry. Wash them carefully on the HOTTEST setting. Dry them on the HOTTEST setting and then place them in a new trash bag and seal it. Now, go back to the room, gather your stuff, (only what is absolutely important to you) and discard the rest. strip out of all your cloths you wore for laundry and final clean up and bag them. Shower if you can, and put on your freshly washed cloths. Exit the room. Go directly to management and tell they everything that happened. Make sure that any luggage you have gets bagged again before putting in your car.
Travel Option: Rather then using a hotel, consider staying with friends or family. Another option our family enjoys is using a camper. Your camper will always be safe and camp sites are often under $50 a night. This is for the most part, the only way our family will travel. To expensive? Maybe, but you can probably pick up a small camper with AC, bathroom, shower and master bed room used for only a couple of thousand dollars. Compare that to $200 a night and the risk of bed bug contamination. You can also rent an RV. Just be sure to inspect it as you would a hotel room. This is not an option for everyone or every situation but worthy of consideration.
Don't Panic! Hopefully you just found one or two. Whatever the case, be prepared to kill or capture these little guys during your inspection. See Detecting Bed Bugs section. If you have a Dry Vapor Steam Cleaner you are all set to safely kill them instantly. If not, perhaps some spray pesticides will work. See Surviving The Night section for fast temporary solutions that you can use tonight. If you are using chemicals be careful about your bedding. Most chemicals are very toxic, don't forget, you have to sleep there! If you have one of our Steam Cleaners make sure it is warmed up and near by before you start your inspection. Simply hit the bedbug or bed bugs you just found with a soft flow of the super heated steam. See section on killing bedbugs with a Dry Vapor Steam cleaner for more detailed information on this simple process. Once the bedbug or bugs are dead, collect them in a clear jar or ziplock baggie. This may help you to further identify these bugs later, that is if you are not already sure of what you have found. The dead bugs can also be good for showing your pest control expert or land lord. If you have found a bed bug, we strongly recommend you begin steam treatments right away and / or call a professional in to destroy these little guys before it becomes a full blown infestation. NOTE: Even after a professional has done his or her part, it is a good idea to continue to inspect and treat with various methods including natural, safe dry vapor steam for month after the last sighting.
To start with, get a good flashlight and be prepared to look into small crevices. If you wear reading glasses get them. Also get a magnifying glass, this will help with tight spaces. Use a pick, small screwdriver or other thin firm object to probe cracks and crevices. The flashlight and these other tools will help you look into tight spaces that are normally to dark and to small to see. Look for the actual insects but also keep an eye out for their shed body shells and their dark reddish/brown droppings and blood stains or whitish oval eggs. The best way to determine if you have an infestation is to look for bed bugs where you sleep. Also check where you typically set down luggage (or shopping bags) when you enter the residence. Your luggage and places where your luggage may be stored are often some of the first areas these bugs enter the home. In bedrooms, look particularly around box springs and mattresses. On the mattresses be sure to bend the cloth piping or sewed seems around the edge of the mattress. Also fold back any buttons and on the box spring, peel back the thin cloth on its bottom. Bed frames, tufts, folds, and buttons on mattresses should all be checked carefully. One bedbug is to many! They reproduce fast. Check furniture, such as desks and chairs, behind wall paper edges, clocks, outlets (where you plug stuff in) and pictures, cracks in wood floors, and under the edge of carpet. While bed bugs are most commonly found in bedrooms, infestations can also occur in other rooms, including: bathrooms; living rooms; and laundry rooms. Look for dark blood spots on sheets and bedding, this may indicate bed bug feeding. Bed bugs will sometimes excrete while they are feeding. This results in darker (reddish or brownish) spots or smears placed on bed sheets, pillowcases and mattresses, or in nearby areas. This material is composed mostly of digested blood and the stains care very characteristic. Remember these insects are small (1/16 to 1/4) and very flat, so they can move into very tight corners and cracks. In some infestations, they were found under picture frames, in between the glass and the frame! Be prepared to do some close inspection and when in doubt, consider having the inspection done by a pest control service.
Bed bugs are elusive and usually nocturnal, which can make them hard to spot. They often lodge unnoticed in dark crevices, and eggs can be nestled in fabric seams. Aside from bite symptoms, (Bites often look like mosquito bites or welts) signs include fecal spots, blood smears on sheets, and molts. Bed bugs can be detected by their characteristic smell of cilantro, coriander, almonds or over-ripe raspberries. Bed bugs can be found singly, but often congregate once established.
Bed bugs usually remain close to hosts, commonly in or near beds or couches. Harborage areas can vary greatly, however, including luggage, vehicles, furniture and bedside clutter. Bed bugs may also nest near animals that have nested within a dwelling, such as bats, birds, or rodents. The eggs of bed bugs are found in similar places where the bed bugs themselves are found, and are attached to surfaces by a sticky substance. Bed bugs can be detected by their characteristic smell of cilantro, coriander, almonds or over-ripe raspberries.
Some pest control companies have trained dogs to sniff out bedbugs. Though this is a great idea, usually with a little effort you can find them yourself. Bed bugs can be detected by their characteristic smell of cilantro, coriander, almonds or over-ripe raspberries. Bed bug detection dogs are trained to pinpoint infestations, with a possible accuracy rate of 97.5%, based upon tests conducted under controlled conditions by researchers. The success rates in these tests may not reflect real world success rates of a pest companies dogs, operating with many more variables in the field. Dog detection can often occur in minutes where a pest control practitioner might need an hour. In the United States, about 100 dogs are used to find bed bugs as of mid-2009. A few companies are experimenting with high speed gas chromatography to detect bed bugs and other insect vermin.
Natural enemies of bed bugs include the masked hunter (also known as "masked bed bug hunter"), cockroaches, ants, spiders (particularly Thanatus flavidus), mites and centipedes. Biological pest control is not very practical for eliminating bed bugs from human dwellings. Most people find the natural enemies of bedbugs almost as unpleasant to have in their home as the bed bugs. Dusts have been used to ward off insects from grain storage for centuries, including "plant ash, lime, dolomite, certain types of soil, and diatomaceous earth (DE). Of these, diatomaceous earth in particular has seen a revival as a nontoxic (when in amorphous form) residual pesticide for bed bug abatement. Insects exposed to diatomaceous earth may take several days to die.
The saying "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." is common for parents to say to young children before they go to sleep. Most people have just about forgotten that this innocent, almost mythological saying came from a very real and unpleasant reality. Unfortunately, this ugly reality is back with a vengeance! Bed bugs were mentioned in ancient Greece as early as 400 BC, and were later mentioned by Aristotle. Pliny's Natural History, first published circa 77 AD in Rome, claimed bed bugs had medicinal value in treating ailments such as snake bites and ear infections. (Belief in the medicinal use of bed bugs persisted until at least the 18th century, when Guettard recommended their use in the treatment of hysteria. Bed bugs were first mentioned in Germany in the 11th century, in France in the 13th century and in England in 1583, though they remained rare in England until 1670. Some in the 18th century believed bed bugs had been brought to London with supplies of wood to rebuild the city after the Great Fire of London (1666). Giovanni Antonio Scopoli noted their presence in Carniola (roughly equivalent to present-day Slovenia) in the 18th century. Dusts have been used to ward off insects from grain storage for centuries, including "plant ash, lime, dolomite, certain types of soil, and diatomaceous earth (DE) or Kieselguhr". Of these, diatomaceous earth (DE) in particular has seen a revival as a nontoxic (when in amorphous form) residual pesticide for bed bug abatement. Insects exposed to diatomaceous earth may take several days to die but die they do die. The nice part about DE is that in the correct form, it is food grade and safe for human use. Bed bugs were a serious problem during World War II. General MacArthur commented that bed bugs are the "greatest nuisance insect problem ... at bases in the U.S"
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What are Bed Bugs?
Lately, there have been many news reports about the growing problem with bed bugs. As a Realtor working in the Real Estate industry it is always important to stay up to speed with current laws and issues facing both buyers and sellers of homes and other property. Like any other known defects in a home, a bed bug problem would be an obvious disclosure issue.
Some quick interesting facts about bed bugs: They are usually less than a quarter inch in size, can not fly, come out mostly in the evening and are not known to spread disease although there is some on going debate about this.
Adult bed bugs typically reach 5-7 mm in length, while juveniles are as small as 1.5 mm. Bed bugs have flat bodies and are sometimes mistaken for ticks or small cockroaches. Bed bugs feed by sucking blood from humans or animals. Adult bed bugs are reddish brown in color but will appear more reddish after feeding. Juveniles are clear in color and also will appear bright red after feeding.
Where are bed bugs found?
Bed bugs were once thought to be almost totally extinct in the United States. Over the last year we have found out that is not the case as reports have surfaced about bed bug problems in many major metropolitan areas. Bed bugs have been found in both homes and the workplace, infesting both urban and suburban areas.
Bed bugs were common in the United States prior to World War II but became rare after widespread use of the pesticide DDT in the 1940s and 1950s. The bugs remained prevalent in other areas of the world and recently have been increasingly observed again in the U.S, most likely due to increases in travel and immigration from developing countries as well as restricted use of stronger pesticides. Both of these reasons may be factors that have led to the recent increase in bed bug problems.
These little critters are most often reported to be found when sanitation conditions are terrible or when birds, most often bats are nesting near a home. Bed bugs however, can also live in clean environments.
Bed bugs can live in any area of the home but tend to be found in areas where people sleep like beds and other furniture. They do not infest the sleeping surfaces of beds as much as cracks and crevices associated with the bed frame and mattress. Bed bugs generally like small place where they can hide from site. Other places where bed bugs can be found include curtains, carpet, inside dressers and other furniture.
Since bed bugs can live for months without feeding, they can also be found in vacant homes so dont assume because there is no furniture or beds that they cant exist.
How to tell if you have bed bugs
There are a couple of ways to determine if you have bed bugs in your home. Upon waking if you notice obvious bug bites there is a possibility you may have bed bugs.
Bed bugs are most active at night and will bite exposed areas of skin while a person is sleeping. The face, arms, neck and hands, are common sites for bed bug bites. Bed bug bites tend to be painless however they will itch which can cause irritation. Small bumps on the skin are the most common sign along with swelling, redness and itching. If scratched, the bite marks can become infected. An unusual symptom of bed bug bites is the tendency for there to be several bites lined up in a row. Many disease specialists have called this breakfast, lunch and dinner for the sequential feeding that is evident.
Bed bug bites can be mistaken for flea or mosquito bites or other types of skin conditions, since they are difficult to distinguish from other bites. Bed bugs also have glands whose secretions may leave odors, and they also may leave dark fecal spots on bedsheets and around their hiding places usually in crack or crevices in the room close to the bed.
The other way to try to determine if you have bed bugs is to visibly check for fecal stains, egg cases, and shed bug skin in and around the bed. You can also look at other areas such as in couches and other furniture. Even the clothes you were wearing is a possibility. Fecal stains may suggest that bed bugs have been present but do not confirm that the infestation is still active. Seeing the bed bugs themselves is important to confirm that an area is infested.
How to remove bed bugs in a home
Removing bed bugs from a home is not an easy process. Most of the time a bed bug infestation will require treatment by a local pest-control company. A variety of low-odor sprays, and aerosol insecticides can be used to kill bed bugs. The treatment must be applied to all areas where the bugs are found as well as spaces where they may crawl or hide.
The pest-control company can help determine if the mattress can be disinfected or must be thrown out. Since beds cannot readily be treated with insecticides, most of the time it is necessary to get rid of infested mattresses and beds.
Disclosing bed bug problems
If you are a faithful reader of my blog then you know where I stand on disclosing problems in a home. My motto is disclose, disclose, disclose! Bed bugs are no different. If you are selling a home and discover you have a bed bug problem, you better make sure you disclose this fact to the buyer. Any Realtor who becomes aware of a bed bug issue should insist on being able to inform a potential buyer.
If you find you have a bed bug problem in your home and need a recommendation on a good Massachusetts pest removal company shoot me an email or give me a call and I will give you the bug company I refer all my Real Estate clients to when they have a pest issue.
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Bed Bugs :: Health Topics :: Contra Costa Health Services
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Bed bugs are back after being hard to find for more than 50 years. Bed bugs are a community problem and controlling them is very challenging. Without cooperation among landlords, tenants, and pest control professionals, control will not be successful.
We all need to be aware of what bed bugs look like, where they hide, how to get rid of them, and how not to move them around.
If you are a tenant and you suspect that you have bed bugs, alert your landlord immediately. Prompt action will benefit all parties.
If you are a landlord, work with a pest control company with good references and experience in bed bug treatments. For more information, check the resources below.
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