Bedbugs warning: Possible sounds and smells warning you may be at risk of an infestation – Express

Bed bugs are parasites easily picked up on trains, planes and in hotels, spreading into ones home. Generally, it takes at least seven weeks for a bed bug to grow from an egg to an adult. If many adult bugs are present one can reasonably assume that the infestation has been there for more than seven weeks. Smelling a certain odour emanating from the bedroom could mean youre at risk. David Cain of extermination company Bed Bugs Limited said: The problem of bed bugs has been spreading globally since the late 1990s, and there is literally no country on the face of the planet that hasnt had a bed bug problem. What are the possible smells and sounds warning you may have an infestation on your hands?

The more severe the infestation, the stronger the smell will be and if you live with an infestation, you might get used to the smell.

But, if youre not used to it, and you go somewhere there are bed bugs, the smell will be immediately obvious.

Even though you can smell them, sniffing them out isnt the best way to spot an infestation.

If you can smell the infestation, its large enough to spot by lifting your mattress.

But, if youre not used to it, and you go somewhere there are bed bugs, the smell will be immediately obvious.

Even though you can smell them, sniffing them out isnt the best way to spot an infestation.

If you can smell the infestation, its large enough to spot by lifting your mattress.

Bed bugs give off hormones like histamine to mark their harbourages.

This helps them to find their way back home after they feed and without these markers, they would struggle to find their way and would end up lost.

They also give off a separate scent when theyre frightened.

When a person lifts the mattress, for example, the bed bugs underneath have to run and hide.

So, when they come into contact with light, and the surface theyre on is moved around, they release a chemical signal.

Its this chemical signal which is the most distinctive smell they produce.

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