Bedbugs

The bedbug (Cimex lectularius) is a member of the family Cimicidae, a family of insects that feed exclusively on the blood of warm blooded animals.

The name bedbug comes from the fact that this insect is mainly nocturnal and prefers to live in cracks in mattresses, box springs, bedframes, and other furniture near places where people sleep. Bedbugs have many other names including wall louse, mahogany flat, crimson rambler, heavy dragoon and redcoat.

What Do Bedbugs Look Like?

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on January 24, 2012 | No Comments

Bed bugs are sneaky. They come out at night, and sneak away during the day, leaving people wondering if they could be dealing with a bedbug infestation or another pest. They are plenty of other warning signs but but none as definate as tracking down the actual bug. If you are wondering what bedbugs actually [...]

The Signs of Bedbug Problems

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on April 15, 2011 | No Comments

The return of the dreaded Bedbug, or Cimex lectulariushas, has hit Americans by storm once again. The nasty little bug, once thought to have been an eradicated pest, finds the same comfort in our beds as we do. Identifying a potential bed bug problem is sometimes a difficult process, but the nasty little Bed Bug [...]

What do Bedbugs Look Like?

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on March 2, 2011 | No Comments

Bedbugs are small insects that, along with the rest of their insect family, live by feeding on blood from warm-blooded animals. They have been infesting humans for thousands of years but were, for the most part, wiped out. Starting in the mid 1990′s they began showing up in increasing numbers again and may be due [...]

Bedbugs 101

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on February 5, 2011 | No Comments

What is a Bedbug? Bedbugs are small parasitic insects that feed on human blood. The bedbug (Cimex lectularius) is a member of the family Cimicidae, all insects in this family feed exclusively on the blood of warm blooded animals. The name bedbug comes from the fact that this insect is mainly nocturnal and prefers to [...]

How to Kill Bedbugs

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on February 5, 2011 | No Comments

Types of Bedbug Insecticides Bedbug infestations are extremely hard to get rid of and usually require treatment by a professional pest controller. There are a few insecticides that can be used to exterminate these pests, including sprays, dusts, and aerosols. Deltamethrin is one of the most popular contact insecticides; it is odorless and leaves no [...]

Bedbug Bites Look as Nasty as They Feel

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on February 4, 2011 | No Comments

Currently dealing with bedbugs, I can attest firsthand these pesky creatures have one goal in mind, and that is to turn you into a late night wine and dine. While it is true that bedbugs are not dangerous in the sense of causing disease, they can be a nuisance, and the bites they leave behind [...]

Pictures of Bedbug Bites

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on February 1, 2011 | No Comments

Bedbug bites may cause skin rashes and allergic symptoms, as well as psychological effects. Bedbug bites have a wide range of manifestations on the skin of the host: from no visible effects to big raised blisters. The bite area is commonly accompanied by redness, itching and swelling. There is no treatment for bedbug bites, but [...]

The Bedbug Life Cycle

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on January 2, 2011 | No Comments

Bedbug Reproduction Bedbug breeding is not a pretty thing. Female bedbugs do not have exterior genital opening so in order to mate the male bedbug pierces the abdominal body cavity of the female with his hypodermic-like reproductive organ and ejaculates into the body cavity. The female bedbugs lay between five and 12 eggs each day. [...]

New York’s Bed Bug Epidemic

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on January 2, 2011 | No Comments

The bedbug epidemic has hit many big cities in the U.S., such as Los Angeles, Denver, Cincinnati, and Phoenix, but nowhere near as hard as New York has been pummeled by these tiny pests. Complaints about bedbugs in New York City have skyrocketed in the last few years. The number of inquiries about bedbugs to [...]

What Are Bed Bugs?

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on November 28, 2010 | No Comments

If you have ever been itchy in your bed at night, feeling as though something is crawling over you and biting you, keeping you from sleeping, you may be wondering if you are losing your mind or if you have an infestation. The good news is that you are probably sane, but the bad news [...]