The most annoying and intolerable pest you don’t want to meet ever. They feed on human blood and have become serious pests in recent times. Bed bug bites causes irritation and sleepless nights. They causes skin infection, allergic reaction and many more. Can live for 80-140 days without feeding. They will die at a temperature below 9° C and above 600° C. Adult bed bugs generally only need to feed once a week. Therefore, you may not necessarily wake up every morning with red bumps, but it really depends on the size of the population you are looking at. However, it is possible for the pests to go longer periods of time without eating. Depending on the climate, the bugs may be able to go a month or two without eating. That means that even if you leave your house for a week or more for vacation, the bed bugs will still be waiting for you when you get back. When a bed bug bites your skin for a meal, it usually takes about 5 to 10 minutes for it to get a full dinner.
Health Hazard Caused By Bed Bugs
➢ Itching ➢ Allergic reactions ➢ Red Spots ➢ Insomnia ➢ Secondary infections- impetigo, lymphangitis and ecthyma