Why do bed bugs bite some and not others: “bed bloodsuckers” and their eating habits
The bugs that somehow appeared in the apartment bite a person in order to feed on blood. But sometimes people sleeping in the same bed have a different number of bite marks, some have more, some have less. How to find out who the bugs bite and what determines the number of bites on the body.
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Features of bedbug bites
The bed bug bites to suck blood through the wound. But one bite to feed on blood is not enough for a bug, it makes several punctures at a time.
What do they look like
Bedbugs, feeding on blood, make punctures on the skin. They do not stay in one place, but move around the body. The bite wounds look like a path of red spots, the distance between them is up to 1 cm, which become inflamed and begin to itch in the morning.
How long do bed bug bites last?
Bedbug bite wounds heal quickly, usually disappearing in 2-3 days. Processing with vinegar or menovazine contributes to the fastest healing.
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How the bug chooses a victim
Bedbugs go to the smell of the human body and the smell of carbon dioxide exhaled during sleep. They bite open areas of the body, they do not make their way under a blanket or under clothes.
A hungry bug does not choose the gender or age of a person for food, but there are a number of aspects that affect their choice:
- bed bugs bite less people with bad habits who drink alcohol or smoke. This is explained by the fact that they do not like pungent odors emanating from the body;
- those who use perfumes, deodorants or other strong-scented cosmetics;
- in men and the elderly, the skin is dense, and it is more difficult for a bug to bite through it.
But these rules apply if there are not a large number of insects in the dwelling, but if there are a lot of them, then they bite all family members.
There is an opinion that bed bugs choose whom to bite based on blood type. But this is yet another misconception. Scientists, during the research, did not find receptors in bedbugs that determine a person's blood type.
Hungry parasites bite everyone indiscriminately. But children are more susceptible to their attack, as they have more delicate and sensitive skin. The skin of children does not have a strong odor, as they eat wholesome food and they do not have bad habits.
Children often throw off the blanket in their sleep, which makes it possible for bedbugs to make their way to exposed skin and drink blood.
Bedbugs bite through the thinnest and most sensitive areas of the skin. The skin of men is slightly thicker than that of women and children, so children and women suffer more from bedbug bites.
Do bed bugs bite pets
Parasites rarely bite pets, there are a number of reasons why bedbugs cannot bite them:
- the body of animals is covered with wool, and bugs bite only open areas of the skin;
- the skin of animals is quite dense and it is difficult for the parasite to bite through it;
- insecticides are used to treat animals from parasites, for example, they put on flea and tick collars, treat them with sprays, and bathe them with special shampoos.
Bedbugs can stay without food for a long time, and if there is no other food source than a pet, then only bedbugs can feed on its blood.
Why some people don't get bitten by bed bugs
Bedbugs bite all people, but some are not sensitive to their bites. Parasites bite at night between 3 and 6 o'clock, due to different sensitivity to bites, in some the bites do not even turn red, in others the marks disappear by the time they wake up. And after waking up, it seems that no one bit them, because there are no marks on the body.
Who can bite a person in bed, except for bedbugs
Indoors, in addition to bedbugs, other harmful insects can live:
- mosquitoes;
- mosquitoes;
- fleas;
- lice;
- house spiders;
- cockroaches.
They can bite a person at night. After the bite of these insects, the bite site turns red, inflamed and itchy. For each type of harmful insects that live indoors and bite at night, there are reliable means of protection that need to be purchased and used.
What to do to protect yourself from bedbug bites
Parasites do not like strong odors and can be scared away at night by such means:
- sprigs of wormwood grass spread out at the corners of the bed, the bugs do not tolerate its smell, and they will not approach the bed, and the smell of wormwood does not harm people;
- use perfume or cologne before bed;
- before going to bed, wipe the floors in the bedroom with water and cologne or vinegar.
But such methods do not provide reliable protection. Therefore, if bedbugs appear in the room, you need to destroy them.
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How to poison bed bugs
There are many ways to deal with bedbugs, and you can choose the one that suits the situation. The main thing is to achieve the goal - to destroy bedbugs in the home.
- The modern chemical industry produces a large number of contact insecticides that are effective in the fight against bedbugs, these are Get Total, Executioner, Zonder, Delta Zone and others.
- There are folk remedies to combat parasites, using vinegar, turpentine, naphthalene, herbs.
- Mechanical method of control - insects are collected with a vacuum cleaner.
- Destroy with high and low temperatures.
To successfully combat parasites, two methods can be used simultaneously, the main thing is the end result.
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