subject: Bed Bugs and Foam Mattresses [print this page] Bed Bugs and Foam Mattresses Bed Bugs and Foam Mattresses
Bedbugs can be pretty annoying, since these are little creepy crawlies which feed on the blood of human beings as well as all warm-blooded animals. Before you choose to eliminate these bedbugs, you must know that there are approximately 108 species of these bedbugs, however Cimex lectularius happens to be the most common kind. These bedbugs are commonly found in moderate climates and are well adapted to human surroundings.
Adult bedbugs are flat, reddish-brown, and oval. Also, they would never have wings. They tend to have microscopic hair all over their bodies. The adult bedbug would grow around 3mm in width and 5mm in length. The baby bedbugs are lighter in colour and translucent, but they would become darker as they age.
Bedbugs are blood suckers in nature. These creatures are attracted to our body heat as well as the carbon-dioxide we emit. They would either crawl around the room, or drop down from the ceiling or the wall, so as to reach the human host. Prior to moving back to their hiding places, they would extract the blood from the host for 5 minutes approximately. Based on the climate, they can live for almost 5 months to one year, without feeding on the human host. These creatures can survive the temperatures from 16C to 45C.
Memory foam mattresses are usually made out of a more solid core and hence these bugs cannot find places to hide in it. On the other hand, the spring mattresses have a lot of room for these bugs to roam around and are also susceptible to cracks or crevices.
