Bed bugs are small insects that feed on human blood, usually at night while you sleep. They have long been a pest, bothering humans with their bites and causing itchiness and irritations. Unlike mosquitoes and mice, they do not transmit diseases; however, they are considered high health risks pests by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Protection, and the United States Department of Agriculture. If these government agencies, especially in Lake Norman, consider bed bugs a health risk, then that says a lot. All steps should be made to ensure that bed bugs be exterminated. Thus, a need for bed bugs treatment in Lake Norman.
What Do Bed Bugs Look Like?
Bed bugs are small, about the size of an apple seed, 5 to 7 mm long with a flat, oval-shaped body. They could be red or brown in color. They also produce a musty-sweet odor. They are elongated of just recently fed. It is important to know how they look like as it is the first step to getting rid of them.
Signs Of Bed Bugs & Their Habitat
Bed bugs usually live in mattresses, headboards, near the bed’s piping, at the seams and tags of the mattress and box spring, and cracks on the bed frame. If your bedroom is already heavily infested, you may find them in the seams of chairs and couches, drawer joints, electrical receptacle and appliances, and under loose wallpaper. On your beddings, you may find red spots on the mattress caused by the bed bugs being crushed, small dark spots which actually bed bug feces, and of course, you might find some of the bed bugs themselves.
Bed bug bites appear grouped together in a linear or zigzag appearance on the skin. The appearance of the bites is small, flat, or raised areas on the arms, legs, face, shoulders, hands, or neck. The bites do not appear immediately after being bitten and may take days before it appears.
What Are The Health Risks?
Why are they such health risks even if they do not transmit diseases? Here are the reasons why everyone hates them so much:
1. Their Bites Cause Allergic Reactions - People respond differently to bed bug bites. While most people just feel itchiness that will go away in a few days, some people do have allergic reactions to it. And according to the US Environmental Protection Agency, these allergic reactions can lead to severe anaphylaxis, which is a severe life-threatening allergic reaction.
2. Insomnia - How can you sleep soundly knowing that bed bugs are right next to you? When you know they can bite you anytime while you sleep, you probably will not sleep anymore, or just move to the couch, where it is not as comfortable. Lack of sleep will always be a health risk, and will always affect you at work or whatever you do during the day.
3. Skin Infections. Bed bugs can cause skin infections like impetigo, lymphangitis, and many more. If left unchecked, these can result in more severe problems.
Fortunately, bed bugs infestation problems in Lake Norman can be solved with just a phone call. Let Lake Norman Home Services Company take care of those pesky bed bugs.