FSI K9 Services – Bed Bugs

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Most people do not know that they have a bed bug problem until after they have been bitten. Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices during the day where they can remain unseen; they traditionally come out at night to feed. Bed bugs can fit in a crevice the width of a playing card, and reportedly they can live for a year or more without feeding. They hide in places like mattresses, box springs, headboards, upholstered items. baseboards, wall voids and in cluttered surroundings.

Nearly all of us have heard the saying before, typically when we were children, and most of us believed that bed bugs were nothing more than a myth. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Bed bugs, Cimex lectularius, have become a huge problem in recent years for many businesses in the United States; including hotels, office buildings, movie theatres, multi-family dwellings, and even for residential homeowners. They are elusive, difficult to find, and very resilient, making them much more difficult to control than other common household pests.

Bed bugs are parasitic insects that feed on blood, and as the name indicates typically are found in or near areas where humans sleep, or spend extended periods of time, such as couches, and office chairs, or even auditorium seating in movie theatres, and other similar situations. They are nocturnal in nature, typically coming out at night to feed, but will adapt quickly to their surroundings and adjust their feeding patterns to feed in the daytime if necessary. Bed bugs can cause multiple health issues, including severe rashes, allergic reactions, sleep loss, and other psychological effects.

Bed Bug feeding on a human host. CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki

Bed Bug nymph feeding on a human host. CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki

Adult Bed Bug on the corner of a mattress. Note the fecal stains on the left, which are commonly noted before any bugs are seen.

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