Bed bugs were one of the four pests (mosquitoes, flies, rats, and bed bugs) as defined by the Patriotic Health Campaign Committee in the early days, and later there were fewer bed bugs, and the four pests were changed to mosquitoes, flies, rats, and cockroaches. In recent years, bed bugs have been spotted on construction sites, hotels and schools. In recent months, bed bugs have swept many countries and regions around the world, causing public concern. Let Shanghai Insect Control Company tell you how to control bed bugs today!
1. What is a bed bug
Bed bugs are a colloquial name for bed bugs. When human beings first discovered bed bugs, they noticed that their bodies emitted a special sour smell, and got the name bed bugs; people were bitten when they were asleep, and found that bed bugs were hidden near mattresses or bed-related furniture and in the cracks of walls, so they are also known as bed bugs and ticks.
Bed bugs are very reproductive, and the number of eggs they lay depends on the amount of blood they suck and the temperature and humidity of the environment. Adult worms survive for a long time after sucking full blood, up to 6 months.
The harm of bed bugs to humans is mainly blood-sucking harassment, and so far, there is no evidence that a disease is transmitted to humans through bed bugs. Adult bed bugs appear to be larger than mosquitoes and suck up to seven times as much human blood as mosquitoes. The process of bed bugs sucking blood is actually very short, and in most cases it will only be sucked when people sleep at night, and the sucking time is 5~10 minutes.
2. What are the effects of bed bugs on the human body?
When a person is bitten by a bed bug, the reaction of most people is not strong. Itching may occur in the area where the bite has been bitten, and less than 5% of people, such as the elderly and children, may develop anemia, and some people may develop allergies, asthma and other diseases. But overall, it may have less of an impact than mosquitoes, so there's no need to panic.
In addition, the area after the bite may be red and swollen. Some people don't feel it strong, it doesn't need to be over-treated, and the redness and swelling will disappear after a few days. If you feel very unwell, such as asthma or other allergy symptoms, it is advisable to seek medical attention promptly.
It should be noted that if you always scratch the itchy blood-sucking area, it may cause infection, which is a problem caused by secondary injury to the wound.
3. How to control bed bugs
1. To prevent and control bed bugs, hygiene first
The breeding and survival of bed bugs and other pests have a great relationship with environmental hygiene, so the prevention and control of bed bugs should be hygienic first. Thoroughly clean up the environment, sundries should also be cleaned up, perennial clothes, cartons, cartons, etc., should be neatly organized, should be thrown, do not pile up in one place for many years, which will not only be conducive to the survival and development of rats and cockroaches, but also conducive to the hiding of bed bugs.
In addition, personal hygiene should also be paid attention to, clothing, mosquito nets, bed sheets, bed sheets, pillows, curtains, etc. should also be cleaned frequently and regularly, which is conducive to the prevention and treatment of bed bugs.
2. Remove bed bugs and plug the gaps first
Vampire bed bugs like to hide in the cracks, day and night, and hide immediately after biting, hiding in the cracks of the window, wall and other gaps, so the gaps in the bed board, wall and wallpaper that are easy to breed and hide bed bugs should be plugged or patched, such as plugging with lime or putty.
3. Kill bed bugs and scald with boiling water
For bed frames and bed boards that breed bed bugs, move them outside, and then use boiling water to aim at the gaps, slowly move and pour them to make the gaps reach high temperatures, and scald the adult bed bugs and bed bug eggs.
Soak clothing and bedding, sofa cushions, curtains, etc., where bed bugs are suspected, in boiling water.
4. Kill bed bugs and expose to the sun
Quilts, mattresses, and bed boards can be exposed to strong sunlight for 4 hours, and turned frequently, so that bed bugs can escape due to high temperature exposure. After a few hours of exposure, use a bed bug remover to sanitize.
5. Eliminate bed bugs and find an insect control company
Large-scale bed bug killing can find a professional insect control company and use the method of residual spraying.
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