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They’re B-a-a-a-c-k!

Date: August 20, 2007 / Posted by: Admin AH / Articles

According to a news segment on KPTV on August 14, 2007, cases of bedbugs are multiplying daily. One of the reasons is the increase in international travel.

Bedbugs don't fly or travel on their own, so they hitch a ride with us. These hitchhikers can ride in on your pillows, luggage, clothes, or even on used furniture. They are reddish-brown and oval shaped with flattened bodies. Bedbugs feed solely on the blood of warm-blooded animals--unfortunately that includes you and me. They are generally active at night… feeding on our blood while we sleep! The bites aren't usually noticed right when they happen, but later will resemble a mosquito or flea bite. If you have similar bites on you in the morning, you should try to find the bugs. Since they are flat, bedbugs can hide in tiny crevices. The most common place to find bedbugs is in, or around the bed. They often hide in seams, and crevices of the mattress, box springs, bed frame and headboard. These blood-suckers can be in any home--it has nothing to do with how clean your home is. Once you have them, it is difficult to get rid of them. So if you want to “sleep tight and not have the bedbugs bite” you should probably get some help from your local pest control company.


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