Tell the truth. You thought those little bites in the middle of the night were little love nibbles from your partner and, expecting some early morning delight, you languidly rolled over to a slumbering lump of flesh. But the biting continued. You sat up, turned on the nightstand lamp and threw back the covers (cue the psycho shower scene music) to discover numerous red swollen bumps on your legs. "Bed bugs!" you screamed, and your partner rolled over and mumbled "not now, honey". No? Not exactly? That scenario may be a little over the top, but bed bugs have made a dramatic comeback recently. Infestations are popping up everywhere: from high end hotels to flop houses, from one bedroom apartments to mansions, from New York City subway benches to the Marta Transit System in Atlanta. What gives? Why are they back? One word can explain it--actually two words: international travel. Bed bugs hitch rides on travellers' clothing and luggage. Hotel guests unpack, and voila! The Olympics this summer will be a rip-roaring time for global bed bug distribution.
The sole food of bed bugs is the blood of warm-blooded animals, and humans are the preferred host of the common bedbug. They hide in cracks and crevices and are a very hardy lot. It usually takes more than one treatment and hot-water-washing of all bed linens and clothes. There are a number of good pesticides including eco-friendly ones, and if you elect to treat yourself instead of breaking the bank with an exterminator check out You Do It Pest Control. They carry a wide variety of products, and seem to know what they're talking about. Can bedbugs be eliminated? Sure they can. Just be thorough when you treat, and the next time you travel, first thing, check the hotel bed for blood spots or the actual bugs around the seams of the mattress. If you find evidence, demand another room immediately, then check that one out too!
Bugzilla out-
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