Bed bugs have been around for a long time and were a way of life in the United States before World War II. “Among all the night enemies which often perturb our sweet quiet sleep, there is none more cruel than bed bugs.” Dermatologists often refer to this as “breakfast, lunch and dinner.” (Steward, 2011).
#Sleep tight dont let the bedbugs bite series
If you were to swat at one of these little blood feeders while sleeping, it would just find another place to feed a short distance away, eventually leaving a series of three sequential puncture wounds. If undisturbed, it will feed for about 5 minutes, or until it is full, and then wander off. Once the bed bug finds its dinner, it grabs on and pulls out its stylet (its mouthpart) and begins to probe around until finding a good blood vessel to tap into.
Bed bugs typically travel at night in search of a combination of warmth and the delicious smell of carbon dioxide. When unfed they are very flat, making it easy for them to hide in the smallest of places. So what are bed bugs? Bed bugs are in the family Cimicidae, about 4-5 millimeters long, reddish-brown as adults, and clear to light yellow as nymphs. Bed bugs have not been a problem for quite some time, but in recent years populations have exploded. My biggest fear, however, is not being away from home or sleeping in the dark: it’s taking home bed bugs. In my work I travel quite a bit and stay in hotels all across the South.
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