Bedbugs belong to family Cimicidae. Three species of bedbug attack people. Out of these, most important is Cimex lectularius. Bedbugs are blood-suckers commonly found in motels, hostels or boarding houses. Mode of Transmission: It is transported with luggage, clothing and other articles, but not on the person. Life Cycle: 1st egg, then five nymphal stages before becoming an adult. The adults and nymphs live in their harborage area to feed every 2 to 3 days. They feed for 3 to 5 minutes at night, in the early morning hours, before returning to their harborage area, usually located within a few meters from their feeding area. Bed bugs can survive for long periods without a blood meal. Mode of Feeding: Bed bug injects an anti-coagulant into bloodstream of its host, which prevents blood clotting. This allows the bed bug to suck out the blood until it is fully engorged.
Spray treatment is required for bedbug control. Household pesticides are used for the treatment. As the egg of bedbugs are resistant to chemicals, spray treatment is repeated within a fortnight to treat the hatchlings for complete relief by eradicating the second generation also.
Bed Bugs are one of the hardest insects to treat and treatments will only work if the preparation has been done correctly.
Bed bugs usually only infest rooms that are slept in & we recommend treating any adjoining bed rooms to the infested room. They can lay dormant for up to 12 months so be careful with any objects removed & then re introduced back into a bedroom within this time frame.
If you are going to replace a bed or mattress either do this prior to treatment or once your are sure the treatment has worked & all bed bugs have been eradicated.