I'm sure everyone has become aware of bed bugs but you may not know what they look like, just how your house or business can be infected and more importantly, just how to remove them!
Well, let's start with what they are and just how they can be identified. The scientific name is 'Cimex lectularius' for these pesky bugs. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) see these bloodthirsty bugs as a public health pest. They are a public health pest, these aggravating critters are not known to transmit disease, but some individuals have had an allergic reaction.
This doesn't suggest you should simply ignore bed bugs or otherwise take the problem seriously. They can create other public health problems so it is vitally important to prevent and control these pests.
Recently, there has been a greater problem with bed bugs in the United States. Experts associate increased travel, lack of public education, bed bugs being resistant to pesticides and inadequate control methods to the increased problem.