Do you itch when you wake up? Maybe it's bad

Do you often feel itchy when you wake up? This might be caused by two things, mosquito bites or bedbugs.

Apart from itching, bedbug bites can cause red spots on the skin. Generally, the parts of the skin that are attacked by these insects are the parts that are not covered by clothing and directly attached to the mattress or sofa. For example the wrist and ankle.

However, the presence of bed bugs does not automatically mean that your house is dirty. These insects can breed in dirty or clean places. Therefore, his attack is also unpredictable.

What is a bed bug?

Animals that bear the scientific name Cimex lectularius Linnaeus are small reddish-brown insects that bite the skin of humans and animals to suck blood.

Bed bugs are very small, making them difficult to see with the naked eye. Adult lice are only as big as apple seeds.

Because of its very small size, bed bugs can easily hide in cracks in the bed or sofa. Although not able to fly, these insects can move quickly on the floor, walls and ceiling of the house. With this, spread can occur quickly.

In addition, female lice can produce hundreds of eggs for life. Terrible, right?
 
Where are the bed bugs?

Bed bugs can live in crevices of furniture and hidden places. In general, they multiply around the bed, for example in folds and crevices of mattresses, and headrests on mattresses.

Bed bugs can enter your home in various ways. They can enter without your knowledge, with used beds or sofas, clothes, luggage, and other items.

In addition, bed bugs do not have hives. Therefore, classified as difficult to find and eradicate. But they live in groups in hidden places. From time to time, they can also move.

Apart from bedbugs, bed bugs can also be found under peeling and cracked wall paint on wallpaper, under carpets and even behind switch buttons.

Cooler air temperatures or limited blood consumption will inhibit the development of bedbugs. But this insect is a tough species because it can survive for months without the need to suck blood for food.

A surefire way to recognize bed bugs

Get to know the signs of bed bugs around your place of residence. Because it's hard to find, you have to use a magnifying glass and a flashlight to detect bed bugs. Your house has been attacked by bed bugs if you:

• Find reddish adult insects.
• See small black spots on the mattress. These spots can become bed bug feces.
• Find a reddish spot on the mattress. This stain can come from bedbugs that accidentally crash into your body while you sleep.
• Find rotten yellow eggs in several corners of the house.

Eradicate bed bugs in this way

Don't panic and worry if you find bed bugs at home. You can eliminate it by doing the following:

• Suck insects and gather them in one place

To catch it, the easiest way is to use a vacuum cleaner or vacuum cleaner. With this, bed bugs can be sucked up at once.

After that, put the captured bug in a plastic bag and tie it well before removing it. Then clean your vacuum cleaner thoroughly.

• Enjoy very hot temperatures

Wash sheets, clothes, and other cloth objects that are attacked by tacks by soaking them in hot water. If available, use the washing machine drying function at the highest temperature for about 30 minutes.

For mattresses, sofas and Other furniture that cannot be washed, you can wrap it in tightly closed plastic and hang it in the sun.

If the furniture is inhabited by bedbugs, cannot be washed or dried, the only way is to get rid of the furniture. With this, bed bugs will not spread in your home.

• Insecticide spray to kill bed bugs

There are various types of products to fight bed bugs. For example, products containing pyrethrin, pyrethroid, pyrethro or neonicotinoids.

The misting process can also help get rid of bed bugs. But make sure you use it properly, because spray smoke is poisonous to humans.

How to get rid of bed bugs above is quite effective and easy to do alone. But if you find it difficult, you can also seek help from a professional bed bugs so that the process of removing bed bugs is more complete.

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