Tips to Avoid Bed Bugs
With the rapid rise in bed bug infestations, bed time is now fraught with anxious thoughts. People even suffer sleep-loss and anxiety long after the bed bug infestation has been dealt with.
In 2012, a good night's rest can no longer be taken for granted!
Things you should know when you want to avoid bed bugs:
- Take a look at this photo and see what a bed bug infestation looks like. See the brown bugs that look like apple seeds? Those are the bed bugs. They hide in the mattress seams and lay their eggs there
- Bed bugs feed on human blood and they need food in order to mate. They are prolific and a female can lay up to 500 eggs in her lifetime. So moving from a few bed bugs to a bed bug infestation can happen very quickly!
- Did you know that over 80% of bedbug infestations are found in the mattress or box spring? So save yourself a lot of trouble and protect your bedding with quality encasement products!
- Bed bug love to hitch a ride on your clothing, so protect clothing and luggage against bedbugs when you travel
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