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Bed bugs have probably been bothering people for ever, especially in hotter countries. In fact Aristotle wrote about them in 400 BC, but they were not widespread in the United Kingdom until after the Great Fire of London in 1666.

People believed that bed bugs lived in wood because the bed bug infestations only began after 1670. It is thought that the bed bugs that had come in with wood imported to reconstruct London.

And they have been there ever since, except for around fifty years between the 1940’s and 1995. A similar pattern can be traced in most of the developed Western world, because after the Second World War there was a concerted effort to clear out the old bomb-damaged city slums and start again.

As they went through the cities clearing and sanitizing they used tons of DDT which virtually wiped out bedbugs and some other common indoor insects.

The powers that were in the United States also went on the rampage with DDT with a similar result. Then something occurred and we can be fairly precise about the date: in 1995 reports of bedbug infestations started pouring in again.

One region of London reported infestations of bedbugs doubling every year from 1995 to 2001 and the US National Pest Management Agency reported a 71% increase in bedbug incidents between 2000 and 2005. A pest control firm in North Carolina said that a quarter of the hotels it surveyed between 2002 and 2006 had a bedbug problem.

Bedbugs feed by inserting two tubes through the host’s skin, one pumps in a sort of saliva containing anticoagulant and anaesthetic and the other sucks blood. This saliva can cause irritation in individuals in the form of swellings, which may or may not itch. Having plenty of bites can result in anaemia.

The greatest danger most people run is secondary infection from scratching with dirty finger nails. In 2008, the World health Organization offered the opinion that there was some evidence that bedbugs might cause asthma and that being bitten often might make the victim more prone to other illnesses.

Bedbugs have all the appropriate apparatus and behavioural patterns to be able to spread illnesses, but there have been no known instances to date. However, knowing that there are bedbugs about can cause some people to be paranoid about them, which often leads to insomnia and irritability.

If you discover bedbugs in your motel, you should report it to the manager and if you live in rented accommodation you ought to tell the landlord. If it is your own place you should seek advice from the local Environmental Health Agency attached to the council, because bedbugs can spread from one household to the next very fast.

Numerous old terraced houses are not entirely separated off from one another enabling bedbugs to roam and set up new colonies. Bedbugs can also be transported home from hotels in your suitcase or clothing. Bedbugs are a cause for public concern, but they are not life-threatening.

Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on many subjects, but is currently involved with how to test for bed bugs. If you want to know more, please go over to our website now at Pest Management at Home.

Pests can be extremely commonplace. Unfortunately there is always the chance that these unwelcome visitors may return to your home, regardless of the success you had eradicating the pests once before. Many have a very vague idea when it comes to what pests are and what they are capable of doing until the major, sometimes irreversible, damage is done.

Pests can take all shapes and sizes. You will probably know if you have mice, rats and cockroaches running around your house but there are others that are less easy to detect. For example there are fleas in house holds all around America that can go undetected for months or even years if homeowners are not picking up on the signs.

A pest is defined as an organism that is detrimental to any human activity causing health, ecological and economical issues. Even though it is commonly spoken about in agriculture, pests are not uncommon in homes and gardens. The variety of pests is many and the causes for their attacks can vary from moist wood to forgotten cupboards and plants that attract pests to seasonal changes.

Even though pest attacks can not be diminished as a whole, it is possible to implement pest control methods in order to keep the damages at their lowest. There are some cheap and effective methods of pest control that folks can use in small buildings and gardens but they can also be up-scaled to be used in agricultural environments too.

One of the widely recommended, environmental friendly pest control method is the use of natural predators of pests to control them. There is no adverse effect of using these sound biological methods. Artificial ponds that may be attracting mosquitoes in breeding season are a great example, by introducing fish into these ponds people have removed the mosquitoes for good. Another way to control pests in an environmentally conscious way is to simply remove the conditions that pests would make their breeding grounds. For instance, if you fear termite attacks, you must make sure that there are no moist wood around the house and if it is mice that you fear about, your attics must be constantly cleaned.

Use of poison baits and traps are two other methods of pest control. These methods are commonly used to control mice, but their effectiveness is a matter to be rethought. They can also be harmful to people if left in common areas. A poison spray is a modern and convenient variation on the toxic substances that people previously used. It’s a quick method to get rid of numerous pests including cockroaches, bugs, ants, termites and flies.

In severe cases of pest attacks, pest control methods like fumigation and space treatment are used. Even though comparatively expensive, they are the best way to get rid of pests available and would destroy all life stages of the pest and keep them from coming back. Never the less, if you feel that the pests have grown beyond your control, or unsure of the best thing to do, it is wise to get a professional pest controller’s advice before using specialized chemical substances.

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