Bed Bug Infestation Outbreak
The bed bug population in US is increasing in great numbers year after year. This is kind of a surprising fact particularly as US used to be known a bed bug free country before. If you wonder from where these bed bugs are coming to US, then there is news for you.
There is a great revelation that shows that Bed bugs spread mainly during the holiday travel season in America. According to the experts, the main source of bug spread is hotels and hence, hotels are considered as the greatest risk of exposure of this fast spreading pest.
The increasing attack of bed bugs is becoming a major cause of worry in America. Over the past 18 months, the number of bed bugs has almost doubled. According to the experts, bed bugs are spreading from used mattresses too. They are also a major threat of infection during sleep hours.
According to health experts and pest controllers, bed bugs do not get affected with the change in environmental humidity level and atmospheric temperature. A general health practitioner explained, “When bugs bite during sleep, they draw blood from the human body by piercing the skin with a small beak-like apparatus. They also introduce their saliva to the human body and this may cause infection. Bug feeding may cause some redness or swelling, most bed bug bites are harmless but some are risky too”.
It is said that bugs have penetrated into US along with the tourists who reach here from different places and have been sleeping on bug infested beds. In hospitality industry, utmost care is taken to make everything appear clean and hygienic, but in reality, things only appear as much hygienic as they are made to appear. Mattresses, pillows and bedspreads can sometime be full of bed bugs that also travel along with clothes, travel bags and shoes.
Bed bugs cause welts to rise on the skin along with a red patch around the bitten area. Ignoring any small, itchy red bumps, particularly ones that tend to cluster or form lines of several bites can further add to the problem as the cause of such infections is neglected in most of the cases. It is advised to immediately go for the treatment and if your home is infested, go for the pest control companies.
The first aid for the bed bug bite is a mixture of a topical anti-itching cream and antiseptic ointments that can be applied to any part of the skin. It prevents infections and also the itching. If the problem persists, one should consult the doctor for further treatment though. Bed bugs can be a very creepy problem, but the bites can be easily treated at home in most cases, and while the infestations can be hard to cure, a professional exterminator can help to identify and treat bed bug problem.
If experts are to be believed, bed bugs aren’t usually known to spread any blood-borne pathogens. However, you would love to keep them out of your home and the best way to do so is to use pest control at the initial level. For your help, there are almost 80 percent attendants in US who claim to be trained and have certified detection dogs which are 86 percent accurate in detecting the bed bugs at the early stages of an infestation.