Why do we need to know how to recognize and identify a bedbug infestation? Up until a couple years ago, I thought bedbugs were an issue of the distant past. I didn’t even know what they looked like. I thought they would look like tiny fleas or something of that nature. Turns out I was ...
Bedbugs can cause some of the itchiest bites. Most often the bites will present in an even row and swell up like mosquito bites. Bedbug bites are extremely itchy and if scratched too much can lead to a skin infection or even scaring. Bedbugs are often found in hotels, motels and other high turnover living ...
Pity the poor female bedbug – she does not have any genitalia. So how do bedbugs reproduce? Through the bizarre act of traumatic insemination. Bedbugs such as Cimex lectularius reproduce in a way much different than other animals – even other insects. This process is very accurately called traumatic insemination. However, researchers Alastair D. Stutt ...
Bedbugs are a horrible part of reality. They are slimy, they are hard to capture, they can lie comatose for weeks, even months at a time, then they can strike! Leaving ugly marks on your most private parts; your neck, your arms, your ankles, your calf; it’s not a pretty way to live and when ...
Though you may think you are relaxing between the sheets all by yourself, you could be sharing your bed with those annoying creatures known as bedbugs. These tiny parasites can appear in even the cleanest of homes, but there are ways to reclaim your house and your bed from these little pests. Bedbugs Really Suck ...
Many folks do not realize they have a bedbug problem at first. They may notices bites that are very itchy and numerous. Most of the time the victim of the bedbug bites will think they have been bitten by mosquitoes. Months may go by before you suspect something more sinister as the bedbug. Bedbugs are ...
Depending on what part of the country you live in you may have hear about bedbug outbreaks in certain states. Bed bugs are crawling their way back into fashion and are affecting areas in New York City, Boston, and Detroit. You may be quick to brush these little guys off and say that it’ll never ...