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Bed bugs are tiny, reddish-brown insects with the one and only life goal to feed on fresh blood. They live around us and they do their best to invade our households. Us, humans are their main targets since thousands of years and they are willing to feed on the blood of other warm-blooded animals too. Bed bugs are really good at hiding. In fact, they are nocturnal and prefer to hide throughout the day. They are patiently waiting in bedrooms until people lay down to get some sleep. That is their opportunity to feed, biting exposed areas of skin and laying eggs around the place. But how long do bed…

Bed bugs can be met nearly all around the world. Moreover, you can come across them not only in dirty poor places, but in rich spots as well. The most difficult thing is to spot them at all. That’s why you should pay attention not to searching for bed bugs themselves, but to spots, that they leave. The most eye-catching aspect is appearance of bed bugs bites. Some people, though, can confuse bed bugs bites with other insects. To avoid such mistakes, here is a quick guide about how to identify bed bug bites and to check if you have them or not. Note, that these are just recommendations, but…

If you come across bed bugs infestation some day, you will be definitely pissed off. They always bring a lot of problems starting from light inconveniences and ending with insomnia and different health problems. Your only wish would be to find the exact place where bed bugs are living and get rid of them eventually. But the problem is that you would be probably in need of different tools and chemicals. All of them are not free, and often such stuff can cost really much. Don’t forget, that bed bugs can harm your mattress and bed, for example, and sometimes you will need to repair them or to buy a…

Bed bugs are common all over the world, though there are different types of them existing. Some of these types do not differ in terms of struggling with them, but it is good to understand the differences anyway. Some of these types can be met anywhere, while others live in a special region, such as South American and Asian countries, for example. In this article you can find main information about bed bugs in United Kingdom. Which types of them are there? How to struggle with them? What is the situation with home insurance covering bed bugs issues in Great Britain? The answers to all these questions can be found…

Bed bugs are common all around the world. Though in some places there are more of them then in the others. Mostly they are spreading across developed areas, such as Australia, USA, and European countries. There are different reasons for such a spreading of bed bugs. Some of them are overcrowded of cities, internationalization of the world (travelling across the world, in other words) and extermination of cockroaches at houses, which area natural predators to bed bugs. Speaking of reasons, good to mention The Sydney 2000 Olympic games as well. Due to that, lots of areas near Sydney was infested. One more reason is that there was either nothing or…

When it comes to bed bugs, we are talking about insects that are highly resistant to cold. When exposed to particularly low temperatures, they know exactly how to cope with it. They are able to survive for several days while being exposed to freezing cold temperature outside during the winter. Even if the temperature gets as low as 3 degrees Fahrenheit, they can endure it for about 80 hours before dying. This applies to bed bug adults, nymphs and eggs as well. Constant exposure to -4 degrees Fahrenheit would kill them off in 48 hours, which is still a lot of time. Not to mention that the temperature doesn’t get…

Bed bugs are one of those tiny insects which nobody really wants to ever meet. At least not at home. They are super-small and have developed master hiding skills over the years, so it can sometimes be pretty hard to spot them. Their eggs, on the other side, may be a good point of reference when detecting their presence, and we are answering all of the most frequently asked questions below, to help you with your bed bug research. What do Bed Bug Eggs Look Like? To begin, it is first necessary to understand how the eggs of these little pests look like. Well, if bed bugs are small, then…

Bed bugs are tiny creatures which have adapted to living in the proximity of humans very well. And moreover, most people are not even aware of them living inside their homes until they get bitten. Indeed, these little pests have mastered their hiding performances to such level that finding them can sometimes turn into a real adventure. If you are thinking that, according to their name, they should be around your bed only, we suggest thinking again. Where do Bed Bugs Hide? These tiny bloodsuckers love inhabiting dark and cool areas of any home. Mostly, wooden furniture pieces or cotton clothes make one of their top living choices ever. Indeed,…

Bed bugs are one of the most unpleasant parasites which can settle in any home, regardless of its cleanliness and well-being. Bug’s bites give a lot of troubles and are a real problem. Specifically bites give a possibility to determine that parasites have appeared in the house. Bug’s bites can be an all-year nightmare. They are very similar to other insect bites and it will be quite difficult for a person, who first meets this, to specify which insect has bitten him. Rednesses, cutaneous swellings look like mosquito bite. But how to distinguish between bug bites if they are so similar to the marks left by other insects? If there…

Although humans are the main targets of bed bugs, they also won’t deny biting warm-blooded animals. Sleeping mammals such as rodents, birds, cats and dogs all fall into this category. These insects are rather sneaky and they are not going to spend much time in the fur of these animals. Once they are done sucking their blood, they are going to hide. Bed bugs prefer hiding in the bedding of pets or somewhere near that area. They can easily find the smallest of gaps, cracks, crevices or parts of your furniture that are hidden from sight. Now obviously, bed bugs prefer to be in the bathroom area of your house.…