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The FACTS you NEED to know about Bed Bugs

Artists sketch of a bed bug

About Bed Bugs

Bed Bugs or Cimex lectularius are a pest of exposure.  They can easily be spread from location to location by contact.  They are not connected with home or personal hygiene and can literally affect anyone.

Although not life threatening they are an unpleasant pest to deal with and can produce emotional and psychological symptoms beyond the physical bites.

This site is designed to give you the facts about bed bugs so that you can quickly identify a problem and take appropriate action to resolve the problem.

If you do have a problem relating to an infestation of bed bugs this site acts as a springboard to other highly informative and detailed sites on the subject of bed bugs.

If you do have an issue with bed bugs please take the time to do your research, the first steps you take in treating bed bugs are essential to the efficiency and rushing to do the wrong thing quickly can be an amazingly expensive mistake. 

Remain calm and do your research, a few hours spent researching the issue could save months of anguish and will certainly reduce the risk of doing the wrong things such as:

· Removing all infected items without taking adequate precautions

· Using “Bug Bombs” or smoke cartridges, these can rapidly spread an infestation

· Be cautious of miracle claims, after many years working in the field of BedBugs I am yet to see one stand the test of time

We are sorry that we can not answer specific questions about bed bugs, this website is for public awareness only and run not for profit.

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· What are Bed Bugs?

· How did I get exposed?

· Are there any health concerns?

· What to if you are exposed away from home

· Something is biting me and I don't know what it is, what do I do?

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Picture of a juvenile bed bug.  Young bed bus do not have the same dark brown colour and may be translucent when not fed. Picture with permission from www.Bed-Bugs.co.uk

Picture of an adult bed bug.  This sample had not fed recently but is clearly an adult due to the colour. Picture with permission from www.Bed-Bugs.co.uk

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