Do you have 8 and 1/2 minutes to spare? If so, watch the video in the article below to learn tons of facts about bed bugs. That way you can think ahead if you think your belongings or house are hosting the pests. If you know what bed bugs don’t like and where they will hide you can more effectively search for and remove them. As always, we recommend calling professionals like us to help you rid of bed bugs the right way!
7 Little-Known Facts About Bed Bugs And How To Get Rid Of Bloodsucking Insects
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To identify one, we must know where they hide — just about everywhere. The adult bed bug is five millimeters long, and as narrow as a piece of paper, crawling up to 100 feet in a night to find a meal. This means bed bugs will hide behind light switches on the wall; underneath peeling paint and wallpaper; or in the gap between the walls and baseboards. They can ultimately be just about anywhere else — they’ve even been found living behind a prosthetic leg.
A cool bedroom is an ideal sleeping environment, and also an ideal space for bed bugs. Eggs and adults will die in under ten minutes if they’re exposed to temperatures about 115 degrees fahrenheit. Decades ago, beds with janky metal frames were popular because you could rub them in kerosene and light them on fire. This would essentially take care of any bed bugs living inside of them.
Bed bugs can still be killed, to a certain extent, via steam treatments. Hot steam will kill bed bugs and their eggs, but the steam needs to come in direct contact with the bugs to kill them first. This can be a challenge if they’re living inside your mattress. Bed bug-proof mattresses are available, which will allow you to wrap your bed in airtight plastic, and starve out the bugs, but that can take up to a year.
Other methods include sealing the cracks and crevices where bed bugs like to hide. This will cut down on the number of locations they can lay their eggs. Also, placing linens and furniture in the freezer for a couple of weeks can freeze the bugs to death.
If you think you have bed bugs, or are currently dealing with an infestation, it’s best to call your local pest control expert to properly assess the situation.
Check out the SciShow video above to learn more little-known facts about the bloodsucking insects.
Article sourced from: http://www.medicaldaily.com/7-little-known-facts-about-bed-bugs-and-how-get-rid-bloodsucking-insects-405308
