Bedbugs
Bedbugs are small a small wingless insect which are light brown in colour and ar half a centirmetre in length. Bedbugs have six legs with a flat oval shope body. With being flat, this makes it easier for them to hin in narrow cracks & crevices. Once a bedbug has had a blood mela, then they will change colour from light brown to a rust-red.
Bedbugs are a nocturnal insect. This means that they will rest during the day and then become active during the night. Bedbugs like a warm dark environment and will shelter within a variety of locations around your home. Common hiding places for a bedbug is in mattresses particularly along the seams, within bedding, underneath wallpaper that has loosened and within the cracks of wooden floors.
Bedbugs live exclusively on blood, with human blood being their main food source. If human blood is unavailable, then they will feed upon other warm blooded animals. Bedbugs have the ability to survive months without having a blood feed at all.
A bedbug is able to locate their host by body heat and carbon dioxide being emitted from their host. The mouth of a bedbug is able to pierce the skin and then suck out the blood from their host. While they are feeding, they wil inject saliva into the area that they are drawing blood from. This is usually the cause of people having an allergic reaction. Most people do not react to a bite, whereas other people have noted a great deal of discomfort and sometimes a loss of sleep from being constantly bitten.
The most common allergic reaction from a bedbug bite will be an approximate 1cm welt, which can also resemble a mosquite bite. This is usually accompanied by inflammation and also itching. The welts will usually disappear within a few days. Any household is easily able to become infested with bedbugs. By maintaining a high standard of hygiene, you will be able to eliminate them from spreading throughout your whole home.
If you do suspect and infestation, which can be recognised by the presence of bites or an offensive sweet musty odour which is secreted from their scent glands, then give our professional team a call on 9313 8484 or 0411 808 383 and a thorough inspection will be carried out on you property.
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