Although bed bugs do not spread disease, they are one of the most annoying pests that can become a serious problem just by the mere fact of their existing inside our homes. These creatures hide themselves very well indeed and can be hard to detect and get rid of bed bugs because they are very persistent despite being called bed bugs, they can pretty much take over not just our living spaces, but also office buildings and department stores.
After having been almost non-active for several decades, bed bugs have resurfaced with a vengeance, causing a public health issue in New York and several major cities in America. How to these pests spread? Because they are so tiny, they slip unnoticed into the folds and crevices of clothes and luggage. Even 5 star hotels have been reported to be infested with bed bugs.
Travellers who stay at hotels unwittingly pick up extra passengers when they travel home, thus bringing in uninvited guests who refuse to leave. By the time they are discovered, bed bugs have multiplied at an astonishing pace and established their community within your home.
If bed bugs do not spread disease, should we bother with them? Well, for one thing, their bites are extremely itchy. Bed bug bites are often in rows and clusters, leaving unsightly rashes looking scars if you scratch them too much. So, yes, you should be concerned even though you won't catch any disease from them, and certainly won't die from bed bugs bites.
If you suspect you have bed bugs, look for bed bugs symptoms such as dark specks on your mattress. These are actually fecal waste of bed bugs. They also leave their skins around them. But the most obvious bed bugs symptoms are bites. When you are covered in red, swollen bites in the morning, check your mattress for bed bugs.
