I asked a question last night but closed it by accident. If it is bed bugs that are biting me every night, wouldn't i have seen them more than just today. how longs does the spray take to work that the council put down yesterday? could it just be the end of them or should i get the coucil out to spray again. He checked my bed and said you would see the eggs lying in the seams but couldn't see any. I've only just bought new bedding as well a couple of weeks ago to see if that helped, new duvet, pillows etc. Also i have matress protecter on so shouldn't thay not be able to get through that?
Thanks to everyone who replied to my last question.
Also how would i have got them, the bed is only 2 years old and we don't have pets or anything.
thanks
2006-07-19 17:02:04 · 7 answers · asked by ana 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Hi,
Bed bugs are generally nocturnal and hide away in small cracks and crevises by choice. They can therefore be hard to find, however the tell tale blood spots that they leave are easier to detect. I have a gallery and check list on one of my web sites:
www.bed-bugs.co.uk
I always recommend that when an infestation has been in for longer than 6 weeks that 2 treatments should be carried out. This is because the eggs are very difficult to kill and may result in an increase in bites 7 to 15 days after the first treatment.
With regards the bedding they are less likely to live on or near the matress if you have a wooden framed bed or areas to hide close to the bed.
The age of the bed has no bearing on if you get bed bugs, they are very much like nits in that you catch they by exposure. This can be either through you coming into contact with infected areas or via something brought into your house.
I would advise you to check the gallery on the site above and then when familiar with the signs of bed bugs you should check the lounge and all seating areas in the house along with the beds.
Bed bugs is increasingly common in cities and with people who travel both internationally and within the UK. They are no respectors of property and are equally likely to occur in a £3 million pound mansion as they are a bed sit.
I hope this helps.
David
2006-07-20 06:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by David from Bed-bugs.co.uk 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The bedbugs are flat bugs that can hide under the stitching along the edges of your mattress.
Have you also checked out the possibility of mosquitoes getting into your bedroom? Some were getting in my room and just devouring me at night until I found the hole in the screen.
Also, remember with bedbugs, they spread NO disease to humans as opposed to mosquitoes that spread hundreds of dangerous diseases. You'd be better off to have bedbugs than mosquitoes.
2006-07-20 00:09:52 · answer #2 · answered by Ellen J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can see them if you look very closely! Look up this web-page: www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef636.htm
It will show you what they look like and what their "tracks" look like. Also, you can do a search for "household pests" and you'll find more pictures and tips for traveling. Bedbugs often live in hotels behind the headboards that are attached to the walls at hotels/motels. There is information on the site for preventing the bedbug prob and dealing with infestation issues.
2006-07-20 00:48:24 · answer #3 · answered by red_ducky1@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bed bugs can live in a bed for about 5 years with out eating and dont die very easily
2006-07-20 00:06:33 · answer #4 · answered by lala land 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://images.google.com/images?q=bed+bugs&hl=en&lr=&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title
i dont know how long the spray takes but there is some images of what they look like on this link
2006-07-20 00:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by omnigomni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be suspicious of the matress.
2006-07-20 04:31:41 · answer #6 · answered by Munster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might be nesting under your mattress.
2006-07-20 00:34:07 · answer #7 · answered by italylover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋