Bed bugs are very small in size, usually 1/4 of an inch when fully grown, they are also wingless parasites that are usually found in beds or other areas where animals sleep. Bed bugs feed off of blood on the host during the evening hours.

During the 1940's they were almost completely exterminated but as decades went on we have started to see a huge return of the blood sucking parasites. Bed bugs can come in over 100 different types of species which makes them different than dust mites or ticks.

The bed mites are not known for transmitting diseases but the host will become allergic to the salvia from the bed bug as they are bitten. They will also cause skin irritations that look similar to mosquito bites, the host may also become anemic from all the blood loss over time.

Bed bugs are typically flat which allows them to live in crevices and cracks and keeps them unseen. Some mites are known to live up to three years without blood from a host, which means even the cleanest of apartments can be hiding bed bugs in the flooring or walls. In most cases the average bed bug can only survive up to a year without a host to feed blood from.

Once you determine that your household has been infested with bed bugs, the initial response by many is just getting rid of their furniture which may be the wrong way to deal with it and ultimately spread the bedbugs to other places.

You should be focusing on thorough house cleaning to remove any clutter where these bugs can hide, you should then seal any bedding and mattresses in a air tight bag. This will prevent the bed mites from breathing and will kill them off within a few days.

Be sure that you keep your bed and box spring away from the wall as bed bugs have been known to live on walls or baseboards. Bed mites are wingless creatures so they can only get into your bed by climbing things like your box spring or headboard. You can put the bed frame legs in cups that has mineral oil on the surface to prevent them from climbing onto your bed.

When dealing with the bed bugs you should not consider taking it upon yourself to use pesticides to get rid of these unwanted creatures. Pesticides can kill and harm more than the bugs themselves, we suggest you start treating your environment and belongings naturally.