subject: How To Kill Bedbugs: How Do I Know I Have Bed Bugs? [print this page] If the infestation is very large, you may notice a peculiar pungent odor. You must visually check your bed, as bug bugs can often be spotted between the folds of the sheets. You may notice reddish-brown spots or cast exoskeleton skins.
Bed bug bites look very different from one person to another. Some bedbug bites are larger, some smaller, some have a red dot in the center, or a scab and others dont. Sometimes they look like mosquito bites or pimples. Some bed bug bites are in groups of 2 or three in a line, or in a circle. Ive heard from experts that whether you get multiple bites in a pattern may have to do with whether the bed bug is disturbed while feeding. If you roll around, they may move and start over somewhere else. If your veins are easily accessed by the bed bugs, they may only need to pierce once. One thing is for certain, that Dermatologists and PCOs have trouble distinguishing it from other insect bites.
According to the New York City Department of Housing, nearly 11,000 calls about bedbugs were made to the citys 311 help line. In 2004, there were only 537 calls. The number of confirmed infestations has risen to over 4,000 from about 100 six years ago. Where will we be in six more years?
This is only the beginning of a problem that is going to become an epidemic if we do not educate ourselves more thoroughly. Ignorance and misconceptions are helping spread the infestation faster and further. Get the facts, then get the Lab Certified, Bedbug Proof Mattress Covers for Bed Bugs and Rest Assured.
