{"id":252,"date":"2020-07-29T08:20:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T08:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/termirepel.com\/blog\/?p=252"},"modified":"2020-08-02T12:53:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T12:53:37","slug":"bed-bug-threat-in-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/bed-bug-threat-in-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed bug threat in cities!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"images<\/a>Bed bugs are basically parasitic insects of the cimicid\u00a0family that feed exclusively\u00a0on blood.\u00a0The name \u201cbed bug\u201d is derived from the preferred habitat of\u00a0Cimex lectularius<\/em>: warm houses and especially nearby or inside of beds and bedding or other sleep areas. Bed bugs are mainly active at night, but are not exclusively nocturnal. They usually feed on their hosts\u00a0without being noticed. Bed bugs are attracted to their hosts primarily by carbon dioxide,\u00a0secondarily by warmth, and also by certain chemicals.\u00a0Bedbugs prefer exposed skin, preferably the face, neck and arms of a sleeping individual. Although under certain cool conditions adult bed bugs can live for over a year without feeding,\u00a0under typically warm conditions they will try to feed at five to ten day intervals and adults can survive for about five months without food.<\/p>\n

It takes between five and ten minutes for a bed bug to become completely\u00a0engorged with blood.\u00a0In all, the insect may have spent less than 20 minutes in physical contact with its host, and it will not attempt to feed again until it has either completed a molt or, if an adult has thoroughly digested the meal.<\/p>\n

Once feeding is complete, a bed bug will relocate to a place close to a known host, commonly in or near beds or couches in clusters of adults, juveniles, and eggs which entomologists call\u00a0harborage areas\u00a0or simply\u00a0harborages\u00a0to which the insect will return after future feedings by following chemical trails. Bed bugs use pheromones\u00a0and kariomones\u00a0to communicate regarding nesting locations, feeding and reproduction.<\/p>\n

Let us take a look at the below news article;<\/p>\n

Helpless Matuga residents fear for their health as bedbugs invade homes<\/h5>\n

Makongeni residents say they have unsuccessfully tried to get rid of the ‘uninvited guests’.<\/em><\/p>\n

In Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n