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While we worry more and more bedbug infestations while vacationing in hotels & motels people seldom think that this little critters will invade their own homes.
The common bedbug (Cimex lectularius) is the best adapted to human environments, including your own home. It is found in temperate climates throughout the world and lives off the blood of humans.
Spotting Bedbugs:
Adult bedbugs are a reddish-brown, flattened, oval, and wingless, with microscopic hairs that give them a banded appearance. A common misconception is that they are not visible to the naked eye. However they can easily be seen as adults grow to 4-5 mm in length and do not move quickly enough to escape the notice of an attentive observer. Newly hatched nymphs are translucent, lighter in colour and continue to become browner as they moult and reach maturity. In size, they are often compared to lentils or appleseeds.
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Common Misconceptions - Dirt and Bedbugs
Bedbugs may be wrongly associated with filth in the mistaken notion that this attracts them. However, bedbugs are attracted by exhaled carbon dioxide and body heat, not by dirt, and they feed on blood, not waste. In short, the cleanliness of their environments has no effect on bedbugs as they feed on their hosts, not on waste.
It is important to note, however, that a clean environment does have an effect on the control of bedbugs. Good housekeeping in association with proper preparation and mechanical removal by vacuuming will certainly assist in control.
While stopping these unwanted pests from entering your facility is next to impossible, there is a way to control the problem.
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Call
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today
at
1-888-681-6266
to
book
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or
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us
at:
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and
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within
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Controlling
Bedbugs:
NIMBY
Pest
Management
uses
a
clean,
environmentally
safe,
chemical
free
means
of
controlling
bedbugs.
NIBMY's
Steam
Pest
Management
uses
super-heated
steam
to
quickly
and
effectively
kill
bedbugs.
Our
Integrated
Pest
Management
programs
allow
our
NIMBY
professionals
to
visit
your
hotel
monthly,
bi-monthly
or
on
demand
to
provide
quick,
effective
eradication
of
your
bedbug
problems.
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Feeding
Habits
Bedbugs
are
generally
active
only
at
dawn,
with
a
peak
feeding
period
about
an
hour
before
sunrise.
They
may
attempt
to
feed
at
other
times,
however,
given
the
opportunity,
and
have
been
observed
to
feed
at
any
time
of
the
day.
Attracted
by
warmth
and
the
presence
of
carbon
dioxide
(from
humans),
the
bug
pierces
the
skin
of
its
host
with
two
hollow
tubes.
With
one
tube
it
injects
its
saliva,
which
contains
anticoagulants
and
anesthetics,
while
with
the
other
it
withdraws
the
blood
of
its
host.
After
feeding
for
about
five
minutes,
the
bug
returns
to
its
hiding
place.
The
bites
cannot
usually
be
felt
until
some
minutes
or
hours
later,
as a
dermatological
reaction
to
the
injected
agents,
and
the
first
indication
of a
bite
usually
comes
from
the
desire
to
scratch
the
bite
site.
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How
Long
Can
They
Live?
This
is
the
essential
question
for
hotel
and
home
owners.
Bedbugs
can
live
for
a
year
or
as
much
as
eighteen
months
without
feeding.
Typically,
they
will
look
for
blood
from
a
human
host
every
five
to
ten
days.
Do
Bedbugs
Indicate
a
Dirty
Environment?
NO,
bedbugs
are
often
mistakenly
associated
with
filth
and
the
notion
that
filth
attracts
them.
The
fact
is
though,
the
cleanliness
of
the
hotel
or
house/apartment
has
nothing
to
do
with
bedbugs
being
present.
The
main
factor
is
the
presence
of
humans
as
bedbugs
are
attracted
by
exhaled
carbon
dioxide
and
body
heat,
not
by
dirt.
In
addition,
they
feed
on
blood,
not
waste.
Bites
In
most
observed
cases
a
small,
hard,
swollen,
white
welt
may
develop
at
the
site
of
each
bedbug
bite.
This
is
often
surrounded
by a
slightly
raised
red
bump
and
is
usually
accompanied
by
severe
itching
that
lasts
for
several
hours
to
days.
Welts
do
not
have
a
red
spot
in
the
center
such
as
is
characteristic
of
flea
bites.
In
other
cases,
it
is
observed
that
welts
first
appear
upon
the
incessant
scratching
that
is
triggered
by
the
bite,
and
seem
like
a
mosquito
bite
that
increases
in
size
upon
scratching.
Later,
however,
the
welts
subside
but
tend
not
to
disappear
like
those
from
mosquitos,
and
persist
for
up
to
several
weeks.
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