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Bed Bugs – PEST CONTROL CANADA

Bedbugs were once a common public health pest worldwide, which declined in incidence through the mid 20th century. Recently however, bed bugs have undergone a dramatic resurgence and worldwide there are reports of increasing numbers of infestations. Bed bugs are one of the great travelers of the world and are readily transported via luggage, clothing, bedding and furniture. As such, they have a worldwide distribution.

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Bed Bug Bites

Symptoms of a Bed Bug InfestationMost bug bug problems are not detected until someone has been bitten. The bite is painless. The salivary fluid injected by bed bugs typically causes the skin to become irritated and inflamed, although individuals can differ in their sensitivity. A small, hard, swollen, white welt may develop at the site of each bite. This is accompanied by severe itching that lasts for several hours to days.A bed bug infestation can be recognized by blood stains from crushed bugs or by rusty (sometimes dark) spots of excrement on sheets and mattresses, bed clothes, and walls. Fecal spots, eggshells, and shed skins may be found in the vicinity of their hiding places. An offensive, sweet, musty odor from their scent glands may be detected when bed bug infestations are severe.

Hiding PlacesBed bugs can live in almost any crevice or protected location. They will usually stay close to their food source (blood) but can rapidly spread through a multiple residence building, hotel or other accommodations. The most common place to find them is the bed. Bed bugs often hide within seams, tufts, and crevices of the mattress, box spring, bed frame and headboard.

Finding Bed BugsSome Bed bug symptoms are not obvious to the untrained eye. A thorough inspection requires dismantling the bed and standing the components on edge. Things to look for are the bugs themselves, and the light-brown, molted skins of the nymphs. Dark spots of dried bed bug excrement are often present along mattress seams or wherever the bugs have resided. Oftentimes the gauze fabric underlying the box spring must be removed to gain access for inspection and possible treatment. Successful treatment of mattresses and box springs is difficult, however, and infested components may need to be discarded. Cracks and crevices of bed frames should be examined, especially if the frame is wood. (Bed bugs have an affinity for wood and fabric more so than metal or plastic). Headboards secured to walls should also be removed and inspected. In hotels and motels, the area behind the headboard is often the first place that the bugs become established. Bed bugs also hide among items stored under beds.

Nightstands and dressers should be emptied and examined inside and out, then tipped over to inspect the woodwork underneath. Oftentimes the bugs will be hiding in cracks, corners, and recesses.Upholstered chairs and sofas should be checked, especially seams, tufts, skirts, and crevices beneath cushions. Sofas can be major bed bug hotspots when used for sleeping.

Other common places to find bed bugs include: along and under the edge of wall-to-wall carpeting (especially behind beds and furniture); cracks in wood molding; ceiling-wall junctures; behind wall-mounts, picture frames, switch plates and outlets; under loose wallpaper; amongst clothing stored in closets; and inside clocks, phones, televisions and smoke detectors.

The challenge is to find and treat all places where bugs and eggs may be present. Bed bugs tend to congregate in certain areas, but it is common to find an individual or some eggs scattered here and there. Persistence and a bright flashlight are requisites for success. Professional Inspectors sometimes also inject a pyrethrum-based, flushing agent into crevices to help reveal where bugs may be hiding. A thorough treatment of a home, hotel, or apartment may take several hours or days.

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Dust Mite Bites or Bed Bug Bites? – Bed Bug Treatment Site

Are you waking up in the morning or in the middle of the night with red and itchy welts on your skin?

Are you concerned that you may have dust mites or even worse, bed bugs? This article will help you get to the bottom of whats causing your problem, and help you figure out if you have Dust Mite Bites, Bed Bug Bites or maybe even something else.

Dust Mite

There is a common myth on the internet that dust mites bite. Well ease your concerns somewhat, as dust mites (also called bed mites) are harmful, but they dont bite.

Dust mites and bed bugs really have very little in common, other than the fact they can both live in your bed or home and both can cause health problems.

Lets compare the differences in dust mites and bed bugs:

If you are waking up in the morning, with itchy red welts on your skin, they are not being caused by dust mites, however, you may have bed bugs bites.

Bites can also be caused by many other things, including allergic reactions, and bites from other insects such as parasitic mites.

Top signs of bed bug bites include:

Get more information on our bed bug bites guide. You can also read more about how to tell if you have bed bugs, as bite marks are just one of the key signs of bed bugs.

Remember, there are no dust mite bites, dust mites DO NOT bite, so the symptoms of dust mites are very different than those of bed bugs and other biting insects.

There are more than 48,000 cataloged species of mites, dust mites being just one of those. A very small number of these mites are parasitic to humans and leave bite marks.

Since the majority of homes around the world have dust mites, there is very little you can do to control the mites themselves. You can, however, treat the symptoms, which are:

Many confuse a dust mite rash, with being bitten by dust mites. Again, dust mites do not bite but the allergic reaction they can cause can cause a rash if the reaction is severe. Treatment of the rash, and the allergic reaction that is causing it is best left to aphysician. Bed bugs, on the other hand, can form a bed bug rash, depending on how allergic the person is to their saliva.

Treatment for bed bug bites is basically the treatment of the symptoms themselves, as the bugs will be long gone by the time your bite marks show up the next morning. See, bed bugs are a bit sneaky. They have a numbing agent in their saliva, that keeps most people from feeling the bite when its occurring. Ironically that same numbing agent is what causes the inflammation and swelling later where the bite occurred.

Treatment of bed bug bites usually just involves washing and drying the area, then treating the itching and swelling with an anti-itch cream such as Cortaid or Benedryl cream. Normally bed bug bites go away on their own within a week or so unless you get new bites, which unfortunately is very common when you have a bed bug infestation. Also, people that are highly allergic, can take longer, up to 6 weeks.

Treating the symptoms with bed bugs is not the solution, you have to kill the bed bugs themselves, which can be tough, and often a drawn-out process. Fortunately, we provide lots of options and information on bed bug treatment.

Dust mites are different. Dust mites are nearly impossible to get rid of and reside in almost every single home in the world. Treatment for symptoms of Dust mites involves seeing your doctor to get treatment for allergies, as dust mite skin and fecal matter causes allergic reasons in some. Treatment of the dust mites themselves is virtually impossible, but minimizing dust and clutter can bring down their population in your home.

Prevention of dust mites is impossible. Regardless of how clean and tidy you keep your home, you will have dust mites. What you can control though is the amount of them. This is done through minimizing dust in your home. Some tips for minimizing dust include:

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