Bed bugs are the uninvited guests of the rich as well as poor. They are like the unwelcome party crashers that we all detest!! The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius<\/em>) has long been a pest \u2013 feeding on blood, causing itchy bites and generally irritating their human hosts.<\/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\u00a0 harborage areas\u00a0or simply\u00a0harborages\u00a0to which the insect will return after future feedings by following chemical trails. Bed bugs use\u00a0pheromones<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0kairomones<\/a>\u00a0to communicate regarding nesting locations, feeding and reproduction.<\/p>\n Bed bugs can also be detected by their characteristic smell of rotting\u00a0raspberries<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWherever bed bugs are, one thing holds true \u2013 they cause a lot of troubles.\u201d<\/p>\n In another recent incident reported on 30th July, 2013 <\/strong>the very famous Dunn Hotel in North Carolina was closed owing to a suspected wide spread bed bug infestation. Investigators discovered remnants of bedbugs in bed frames and windowsills.<\/p>\n In December 2010<\/strong>, Adarien Jackson of Severn, Maryland filed a bed bug suit against a furniture store where she brought her sons’ bunks. A little more than a year later, the mother-of-two was favored by jury granting her $225,000<\/strong> in damage.<\/p>\n Thus the bed bug menace needs to be dealt with in an effective and permanent way!! C Tech Corporation has with the aid of green technology and great vision, designed a product that provides an effective solution against bed bugs. Termirepel \u2122 is a non-toxic, non-hazardous insect and pest aversive<\/strong>. Basically designed to combat termites, it works effectively against a multitude of other insects including bed bugs.<\/p>\n Termirepel\u2122 <\/strong>works by the mechanism of repellence<\/strong> by virtue of which it does not allow the insect\/pest to come near the application and thus it negates the possibility of an infestation. Moreover it is available in the form of polymer compatible masterbatches as well as in lacquer form to be applied on wood and other furniture. Thus it is easy to apply and safe to use.<\/p>\n Termirepel\u2122 can guarantee all of us the sweet joy of an uninterrupted sleep that we deserve by keeping the crawlers at bay!!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ever been woken up from your blissful slumber by the tingly and crawly sensation of something wandering all over you?? Caution: Don\u2019t shrug it off as just a feeling\u2026 you are not imagining it, it\u2019s real, and it\u2019s a bed bug!! Bed bugs are the uninvited guests of the rich as well as poor. They … Continue reading Bed bug- The peace pillager!!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"download](\"http:\/\/termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/download-4.jpg\")
<\/a>Bed bugs are basically parasitic insects of the\u00a0cimicid<\/a>\u00a0family that feed exclusively on\u00a0blood<\/a>.\u00a0The name “bed bug” 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\u00a0nocturnal<\/a>. They usually feed on their\u00a0hosts<\/a>\u00a0without being noticed. Bed bugs are attracted to their hosts primarily by\u00a0carbon dioxide<\/a>, secondarily 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![\"images](\"http:\/\/termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/images-31.jpg\")
<\/a>It takes between five and ten minutes for a bed bug to become completely engorged 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![\"images\"](\"http:\/\/termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/images1.jpg\")
<\/a>In the recent spate of events worldwide, beg bugs are proving to be a beneficial source of income for lawyers!! As was reported by Mail online on 3rd June 2013<\/strong>, a Maryland woman was awarded $800k after suing landlord over bedbug infestation<\/strong> that caused her to lose \u201cpractically everything\u201d!! The ruling was one of the largest – if not the largest – amounts awarded in this sort of law suit, was the experts\u2019 opinion.<\/p>\n![\"images](\"http:\/\/termirepel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/images-22.jpg\")
<\/a>For most people, bedbugs are not life-threatening — at least, not physically. Between 50% and 70% of people are allergic to the bites, and will develop itchy welts, similar to mosquito bites. In a few cases, the bugs have been linked to asthma attacks<\/a>, and persistent assaults from the vampiric visitors can potentially lead to\u00a0anemia<\/a>. But while the physical effects of bedbugs are\u00a0negligible<\/a>, their emotional and psychological impact can be devastating. Dr. Jones, an associate professor of entomology at Ohio State University notes that “bedbug victims can lose lots of sleep and can become very anxious, or even panic-stricken.” Some develop delusional parasitosis, a\u00a0mental disorder<\/a>\u00a0in which sufferers become convinced that they are being bitten by bugs, even when they are not. Jones stresses that this condition can have brutal physical and emotional effects.
\nThe Environmental Protection Agency has declared bedbugs a public health pest and, in April 2009,<\/strong> it held a national bed bug summit<\/a>\u00a0to solicit recommendations for dealing with the growing menace. In it, the group highlighted the emotional and psychological effects of bedbugs, arguing that the definition of public health needed to be enlarged to include “overall wellness [and] mental health.” It also addressed the dangers of bedbug-inspired insomnia, noting that loss of sleep could be disastrous for “pilots, flight attendants, and other professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n