Bedbugs London Can Cause Serious Problems

By Author: Vikram Kumar
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Have you ever woken up with a series of small red welts all over your body and no idea how they got there? If you have, then it is almost certain that you have a bedbugs London infestation on your hands. Bedbugs are small parasitic insects that live entirely on blood that they suck from their hosts. While most species of bedbugs prefer to feed on the blood of animals, there is one particular species that is known to prefer the blood of humans, and it is this species that is most commonly found infesting peoples’ homes. If you find yourself being bitten by bedbugs, then the best thing to do is to call a pest control North London Company.

While bedbugs are large enough to be seen by the human eye, they are still relatively small, and remain just barely visible. They are also very flat, and so can fit into almost any small crack or crevice that might be available to them. Their eggs are even tinier and usually concealed so that they are almost impossible to find. A fertilized female bedbug will lay eggs at rate of 3 to 4 per day, and may have laid a total of 500 eggs by the end of its lifetime. This fast rate of reproduction ...
... coupled with a fast rate of growth means infestations develop quickly.

One common misconception is that bedbug infestations develop due to a lack of hygiene. Bedbugs do not require a dirty habitat to thrive, however, and are perfectly happy as long as they have a warm and dark environment in which to nest and spend the daytime hours. Even if you keep your home perfectly clean, bedbugs can still find places in which to hide and thrive.

While bedbugs are not known for carrying disease, unlike rats and other rodents, they often cause allergic reactions. When bedbugs feed, they inject saliva into the skin. The saliva contains compounds that prevent blood from clotting, allowing the bedbug to feed. Some people are allergic to bedbug saliva, however, and reactions can range from mild itching to life threatening anaphylactic shock.

In the worst cases, patients suffer from difficulty breathing and low blood pressure, eventually leading to death if not promptly treated. To make matters worse, most people who suffer from allergic reactions become more and more allergic with each episode. For such people, it is absolutely essential that they keep their homes free of bedbugs.

Preventing outbreaks is even more difficult than getting rid of them, however, and is a job much better left to pest control specialists who have the knowledge and equipment necessary to identify danger areas and apply preventive measures.

Removing bedbugs London is not an easy task, but you can be sure that a good pest control North London Company will have the necessary tools and knowledge to find and eradicate any infestation, as well as use the requisite pesticides to make likely spots uninhabitable to bedbugs, thus preventing future infestations.

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Do you have a problem with Bedbugs London ? If you do, then The Pied Piper offers the perfect Pest Control North London services to deal with your problem quickly and in the most efficient way possible.