Like all animals, bed bugs prefer certain things about the locations that they live in. While they may perhaps be able to live just about anywhere, these creatures do have preferences.
As soon as you be aware of what the bed bug looks like,
you need to determine where it is that bed bugs can live.
Like all animals, bed bugs prefer certain things about the locations that they live in. While they may perhaps be able to live just about anywhere, these creatures do have preferences.
Bed Bug Species
There are 2 kinds of main bed insect species.
• Cimex Lectularius: This is the common bed insect that you are almost certainly to find.
• Cimex Hemipterus: This is known as the tropical bed bug because of the areas that it prefers to live in.
Where They Are
You can generally find bed bugs living throughout the world. Yet, as we mentioned they do enjoy distinct climate areas.
• Cimex Lectularius, the common bed bug is typically discovered in regions that are cooler in temperatures. They are found in regions of North America, in areas of Europe and in Asia as well. In these areas, the bed bug tends to be in the cooler areas as apposed to the warmer or tropical regions.
• Cimex Hemipterus, this is the tropical bed insect. It is commonly located in warmer temperatures. It is a sub form of the other in which the bed bugs have adapted to the warmer temperatures. This tropical form of bed bug is discovered throughout areas such as in the tropical climates. They are discovered in Africa, Asia and throughout North and South America, in the tropical areas in these areas. This distinct bed bug is only discovered in the Florida area of the United States
Are You Safe Then?
Just because you live in one of these regions does not mean that you have to have bed bugs in your homes. As you will see later on in our ebook, there are things that you can do to prevent them from getting into and infesting your home and property.
Likewise, this does not mean that if you will not live in one of these areas mentioned that you cannot have bed bugs in your house. It is very common that bed bugs will spread from one location that is infested to another that is not by several means.
They can without difficulty move from one location to the next just as you would. They transport from one place to the next through transportation means that you use.
For instance, if you visit Florida this summer for a wonderful vacation, you could potentially bring the bed bugs dwelling with you in your luggage, on your person or in your clothing and bedding products. They can survive a good amount of time without feeding as a result you may not even notice them on your clothing when you get home.
What is significant to realize is that the bed insect truly can transfer from one location to the next without being noticed. As we talked about before, the bed insect is a very tiny insect and one that is likely to go unnoticed. It can do this effortlessly because it is consequently little and flat. It can hide in the small cracks and crevices throughout your clothing or luggage.
A tropical bed bug from Florida most likely can breed in other areas of the country, depending on the climate and the warmth of that location. Thus, even if you don't live in one of these areas in which bed bugs are generally found, that is not to say that you can not bring them back to your dwelling from them.
Other Specie Infestations
There are a mixture of other types of bed bugs that should be mentioned. These are from the same family as the bed bugs that we have talked about, but they are a bit a mixture of in their reactions and where they will live.
• Leptocimex Boueti: In this form of bed bugs, the bed bug is discovered in the tropical areas of West Africa as well as being found in South America. This bed bug will also infest bats as well as its human preferences.
• Cimex Pilosellus and Cimex Pipistrella are 2 forms of bed bugs that usually infest bats throughout the bat population in virtually all regions in which the bat is discovered.
• Haematosiphon Inodora: This is the type of bed bug that is found in North America. Yet, this bed bug prefers to invest poultry instead of infected humans.
• Oeciacus: This is not totally that of a bed bug, but shares many of the same characteristics and is typically thought of as a bed bug. In this species, the rodent and insect will infest more birds than it will the human population. It can be normally found throughout places in which there is a large bird population.
While these other sorts are located all-around the world, they limit their connection with humans to that which is just necessary. Some species will use a human host or any other warm blooded creature that they can get into contact with and the location of them does not matter, then.
More To Know About Infestation
There are many locations that the bed insect is lurking. You may perhaps be thinking that perhaps they are only discovered in your bedding, but this is very much not true. In fact, the bed bug is a very defying creature and is more than capable of being where you will not be aware of it to be.
Size wise the bed insect is very small and so flat that it can fit into a location that is just wide enough for a credit card. A space that thin is large enough for them to crawl through.
During The Day
The hardest time to find bed bugs is during the day time. You will find them hiding in little, hidden places. Here are some places to search for them:
• Mattress seams and interiors, commonly they are totally out of sight here.
• In furniture, particularly furniture that is near the bed or in the bedroom.
• The bed frame can residence them during the day time hours too.
• Carpeting that is plush might provide enough space for them to hide.
• Baseboards or in other products found in the bedroom.
• Picture frames, inside of books, inside telephones, inside curtains…these are all good locations that they would hide.
• Sofas and other regions in which you spend a decent amount of time can harbor them.
• They can hide under wall paper that has been loosened, in the cracks in the plaster on your walls, under wall coverings of all forms, and even in your ceiling molding in your house.
• Check the electrical boxes, your door frames, your windows and your window frames.
• If you have wall to wall carpeting, do not forget to get under the carpeting to search for them. Do not stop there; they are under the tack board under your carpet too.
As a general rule of thumb, the bed insect is likely to venture upward, outward and virtually anywhere that it can without problems transport and hide behind. They like to be out of sight and out of light, as a result hunt for them to hide.
The heaviest infestations can allow them to be seen more often. Of course the last thing you want is to have more bed bugs to deal with! In this case, they can be seen in larger groups and are often more visible because of this.
Typically speaking a bed bug will stay within 100 feet or hence of its host. Commonly it feeds now that the host is lying still such as at night. They only need to feed as soon as every five to ten days, as a result this makes it possible for them to travel from place to place between feedings. They can be found virtually any place in the home, office or other dwelling.
How Many Are There?
Learning that you have bed bugs is something that is very troubling. Most people will think that they just have too many mosquitoes all-around, but the fact is that there may be bed bugs lurking about.
If you be aware of that you have bed bugs in your house, you now need to determine how many you have thus that you can properly handle them.
Unfortunately, there is not one sure fire way to know that. The biggest factor in determining how large your infestation is will be to determine, or try to determine, after the time of the initial infestation happened.
If you remember from previously, we talked about how the bed bugs have gotten into your dwelling. They most likely have come in through you or someone else bringing them in while they were traveling. But, you should also remember that no matter where you might have gone, as long as you go to a location that is infested, you can bring them house.
This means that you can just head to a neighbor’s home that is infested and they may come residence with you. This is especially true if the bed insect infestation is very large. It is much more common that they will be lurking in clothing that is packed in luggage, though.
Hence, How Do You Recognize?
It is very common for bed bugs to reproduce quickly, which you will discover more about in a few chapters. But, what is significant to note is the possibility of more than one infestation in the residence.
For example, you may perhaps have your preliminary infestation in your bedroom, in your bed. Perhaps you brought them residence from a trip you took in the luggage. You have no idea that they are there. But, they are. This would be your main and first infestation territory.
Now, what if your child is sleeping in your bed? They can possibly transfer the bed bugs back to their bed as well. Now, you have a secondary location of an infestation of bed bugs in your home.
It is vital that you seek out help for finding all of these hidden infestations and get treatments for them right away. This is the greatest method of preventing a very large infestation that is harder to control.
One Note...
While bed bugs can be located in virtually any region of your house, they are most normally found close to their host. The host, of course, is you or your family. While they can be in any area of the house, it is most common to find them in the bedroom territory and likely on or in the bed itself.
But, if you have an infestation in your bed, you will want to check out the rest of the home as well to prevent further problems from occurring. Look in regions such as your living room, your carpeted regions, your other beds and bedroom furniture. Make sure to look in areas that are dark, cracks that are evident and in little crevices that exist. You are not likely to find them outdoors, but they can be hiding in your pet’s bedding as well.
A thorough search should include all of these areas of your dwelling.
