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Non Common Pest |
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Residential Pest Control |
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| About Bed Bugs |
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| Bed bugs are parasitic insects of the cimicid family that feed exclusively on blood. The term most commonly refers to members of the genus Cimex of which Cimex lectularius, the common bed bug, is the best known as it prefers to feed on human blood although other Cimex species are specialized to other animals, e.g., bat bugs |
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| Harmful Cause |
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| Bedbugs can do harm to some people in various ways. Although the bedbug itself does not pass on any diseases when sucking a person's blood like mosquitoes or fleas can, some people can be affected in other ways after bedbug visits. Some are allergic to the coagulant bedbugs inject into your bloodstream before they have their blood meal off you, and with some this allergic reaction can cause painful and unsightly rashes to develop all over their body. |
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| What We Recommend |
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| Replace wood frame beds with metal frame beds to discourage bed bug hiding and eliminate head boards completely. Bed bugs hide and thrive in head boards. Discard any wicker furniture. Wicker provides infinite harborage to bed bugs and is impossible to treat effectively. |
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