I’m sure everyone has heard about bed bugs but you may not know what they look like, how your home or business can be infected and more importantly, how to get rid of them!
Well let’s start with what they are and how to identify them. The technical name for these pesky bugs is ‘Cimex lectularius’. These blood thirsty pests are considered a public health pest by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Although these pesky creatures are a public health pest, they are not known to spread disease but some people have had an allergic reaction.
This doesn’t mean you should just ignore bed bugs or not take the problem seriously. They can cause other public health issues so it is vitally important to prevent and control these pests.
There has been an bigger bed bug problem in the United States in recent years. Experts attribute the increased problem to more travel, lack of public education, bed bugs becoming resistant to pesticides and ineffective control practices.