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Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Being in the pest control industry we often are asked, what do bed bug bites look like. We would like to discuss this question in some detail and hopefully this blog offers some answers.
Bed bug bites look very different from one person to another. Some bed bug bites are larger, some smaller, some have a red dot in the center, or a scab, others don’t, some look like mosquito bites or pimples. Some experts say that whether you get multiple bites in a pattern may have to do with whether the bed bug is disturbed while feeding (if you move, they may move and start over) or if your veins are easily accessed by the bed bugs (if they are, they need pierce only once).
Bed bug bite reactions differ from person to person. Some look and feel like mosquito or flea bites. Again, some people don’t react at all. On the opposite extreme, others get big itchy welts that take two or more weeks to heal. There’s a myth that bed bug bites occur in threes (“breakfast, lunch, and dinner”), but it’s not true. Bites can occur singly, in clumps, or in a line. Bites can show up within hours—or two weeks later.
Bed bugs usually feed while people sleep but if they’re hungry and given the opportunity, they feed anytime. Bed bugs sense carbon dioxide from animals and people. Many people react to the saliva, getting itchy bumps or rashes. After feeding for about five minutes, drawing only a drop or two of blood, bugs return to their harborage location. Although bed bugs can live for over a year without feeding, they typically seek blood every five to ten days depending on room temperature.
Bed bugs live off only blood—like mosquitoes do and they typically prefer to feed on people. They’re attracted by warmth and the presence of carbon dioxide—what we breathe out. They usually feed about an hour before dawn, but given the opportunity, they may feed at other times of day or night.
Remember—not everyone reacts to bed bug bites. You can have an extreme reaction while your companion or other household members have no signs of bed bug bites.
The only way to know for sure what is biting you is to find a bug and get it properly identified. A thorough inspection is the only way to determine if you need bed bug control. Bed bugs are extremely good at hiding and a bug inspection should be done by a pest control company that is extremely knowledgeable in finding signs of bed bug activity.
EnviroTech Exterminating offers Bed Bug treatment, control as well as pest control, nuisance animal wildlife removal and termite treatment, termite control. EnviroTech is locally owned and operated in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. We provide a variety of pest control services to residents, business and commercial accounts. EnviroTech Exterminating provides it’s customers an excellent choice in pest control.