How to bite domestic bugs

How to bite domestic bugs

A house bug has a very flattened body, which protects it well from mechanical stress. After a meal, it may increase in sizes 2 times. Females differ in larger sizes. The color of the insect varies from light brown, almost red, to dark brown. After saturation, the cover of the insect corresponds to the color of blood: from red, almost scarlet to dark brown.

The oral apparatus is represented by a pointed proboscis, which is hidden in a special groove, located on the body. During the meal, the parasite pulls out a proboscis and pierces the victim's skin with it, trying to reach the capillary.

On a note!

Bed bloodsuckers feel the beating of blood very well and therefore no worse than an experienced nurse find a place to pierce.In the proboscis are two channels: wide for the absorption of food and a narrow, through which they secrete saliva, which has an anesthetic effect. Thanks to this design of the mouth apparatus, the bug bites painlessly.

Bed bugs

From one puncture site, an adult individual drains 1 to 1.5 μl of blood. After that, it moves through the capillary 2-3 cm and the process continues. For one feeding, a housebug can make from 3 to 6 punctures. On the body of the victim, he is 20-25 minutes. Any parasite consumes the amount of blood that is twice its weight by weight. After the meal, a well-fed, enlarged insect is removed to its shelter. The interval between feedings is 7-10 days.

Larvae bite painfully, as the saliva of young individuals does not contain anesthetic components. They feed more often than adult domestic insects, but the process lasts only 2-5 minutes.

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Bed parasites, though they live collectively, prefer to eat separately. Therefore, you should not hope that they will bite only once a week. How often bugs bite, depends on the number of individuals living in the apartment. With a large number of insects, a person will be subjected to attacks of bloodsuckers every night.

When biting bugs

Insects hunt for parasitic hunting especially at night and early morning hours, when a person’s sleep is especially strong and they can do their “bloody” work with impunity. Insects are not afraid of artificial light sources and therefore the included light will not prevent them from biting their prey. The parasites have a well-developed sense of smell and they find their “food base” by the smell of carbon dioxide emitted by a person during sleep.

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Biting a person in the daytime for bedbugs is unusual. If insects began to bite during the day, then the room is heavily infected with these blood-sucking specimens. Another reason that may encourage the bug to bite during the daylight hours is the long hunger that makes them especially aggressive.

For a comfortable stay, the bug should eat at least once every 10 days. Long-term hunger in the absence of food sources, I mean a person, can make him migrate. Under favorable conditions, the hungry domestic parasite falls into anabiosis and can be in this state for about 12 months.

Whom the bugs bite

Bedbugs can not be called fastidious to food.They are equally eager to bite clean people and those who disregard hygiene and prefer the “natural” body odor. Blood type, gender, age of the victim are not the determining factor in how the bugs bite.

It is widely believed that bed bugs do not bite all people, they prefer children and women, as they have thin skin and close proximity of capillaries. In part, this statement is true, which does not mean at all that parasites cannot bite men. It is just that the representatives of the stronger sex have less sensitivity to insect bites, and the pain threshold is higher. Very often, men do not notice that they bite.

Bedbugs bite women and children

Homebugs try to bite open areas of the body. Favorite places include the face, neck, arms, back, legs. Clothing is no particular obstacle for parasites. Thin cotton products they pierce their proboscis, and under the clothes of denser fabrics, they simply climb.

The skin of dogs, cats for bedbugs is too thick, so insects can not bite their pets. Of particular interest to them are rodents and birds.

Symptoms of bedbugs bites

Traces of parasite bites are often confused with human allergies or blame other insects. Determine that bitten bugs can be on the following grounds:

• The bite is a red swollen spot with a central cone.
• Severe itching, burning.
• A distinctive symptom is a linear arrangement of tracks, the so-called paths, which consist of several punctures.
• With a careful examination in the wound, you can see the puncture itself, which the bug left while plunging into the skin of the proboscis.

All people have a different reaction to bedbug bites. Men are less sensitive to them, small children react most acutely. Traces of bites in a child are pronounced: strongly swollen spots of large size, bright red-colored. The photographs of bitten children and adults clearly show the characteristic signs and how homebugs bite.

Bedbug bites

What are dangerous parasite bites?

Until now, in the medical circle are debated, the bugs are dangerous. House bugs are not carriers of infectious diseases, hepatitis, HIV.In isolated cases, blood sucking bites can cause Quincke’s edema or anaphylactic shock in a person.

Possible effects of bites:

• allergic reactions;
• persistent itching;
• temperature rise;
• abnormalities in the respiratory system;
• headache, weakness;
• fatigue, sleep disturbance.

The fact that insects bite, cause not so much physical suffering as psychological. Many people are afraid to be in an apartment with parasites, and even more so to sleep in their environment. The big problem is that getting rid of bedbugs - a laborious process and bring them very difficult.

How to treat bites

In the absence of allergic manifestations in humans, the symptoms of bites disappear in 2-3 days. They do not need special treatment and treatment. To relieve itching and prevent infection through wounds, it is recommended to treat the wound with warm water and alcohol. It is possible to treat the affected places with infusions of herbs, tea tree oil, fir or sea buckthorn, bite ointment: pharmacy drugs that have an antiseptic effect, or homemade remedies. Combing damaged areas can not.

Folk remedies for bedbugs

Important!

If purulent secretions appear, mucus from the wound, long-term healing of the affected skin areas should be referred to a medical institution.

If biting bugs

Having determined what exactly the bugs bite at night, it is necessary to work out an algorithm of actions, what to do if the bugs bite. It comes down to the destruction of the perpetrators of skin lesions. The process of removing parasites may last for several months due to an incorrectly chosen pest control strategy, insufficient awareness of ways to fight with them and the inefficiency of funds.

While the destruction tactics are planned to scare away the bugs and reduce the likelihood of their bites, the following measures should be taken:

1. Carefully vacuum the mattresses of beds, upholstered furniture, slots, baseboards. If possible, move the interior and check the space under them for the presence of bedbugs.
2. Steam steam generator sleeping places. For this you can also use an iron. If the upholstery fabric withstands high temperatures, then it is commonplace to stroke it with a dry sole of the iron. At temperatures above 50 ° C the bugs are dyingincluding larvae and the eggs.
3. All bedding should be washed at high temperature conditions and, after drying, ironed with a hot iron.
4. If you detect bedbugs in a children's mattress, throw it away without regret.
5. Parasites are sensitive to odors. Broth of wild rosemary, herbarium of wormwood, tansy scare them away for a short time and help to spend a good night. Bedbugs quickly get used to the smell, so the flavors need to be changed.
6. To scare blood suckers drip 2-3 drops of cedar oil or another essential oil on the night light.
   

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Prevention of bedbug bites

Causes of bedbugs lots of. They moving from neighboring apartments, can get into the house with the purchased furniture, regardless of whether it is antique or new. Grab a couple of individuals and bring home a man is very easy from travel. Hotel rooms, hostels - potential habitats of bloodsuckers.

Considering breeding characteristics of bedbugsit is enough that only one fertilized female penetrates the house, so that in 3-4 months the number of bedbugs would amount to hundreds. Under favorable conditions and good nutrition, the female can lay up to 5 eggs per day.After 4-5 nets, the larva hatches from the egg, and in 30-40 days it becomes an adult full-fledged individual.

To reduce the chances of penetration of uninvited guests, travelers are advised to carefully inspect hotel rooms. Brown bloody specks on mattresses, pieces of furniture can signal the presence of bedbugs. Having found disturbing symptoms, not to mention the fact that bugs began to bite at night, if possible, do not take things out of their suitcases and keep them in a closed state.

Residents of apartment buildings need to periodically process ventilation openings, door and window openings with prophylactic preparations, and seal the baseboards. Avoid high humidity and ventilate the room, even in extreme cold. Periodically do wet cleaning in hard to reach places with chemicals.