What are the usual insects that you see at your house? Most people complain about mosquitoes, cockroaches, or spiders. But have you had bedbugs at home? It is rather unfortunate that my house has bedbugs. How did I find out? Well, I kept waking up because of these itchy bites on my back. The bite marks were pinkish and flat. After a few sleepless nights, I decided to go see my doctor.
The doctor was able to identify that what I have are bedbug bites because of the pattern. He told me that the linear pattern, like 3 in a row, is exclusive to bedbug bites. And since I only get bitten after sleeping in my room, he told me to start checking for bedbugs there.
The doctor prescribed topical corticosteroids for the bedbug bites. After application, the itchiness subsided and the bite marks disappeared. My doctors advice was to refrain from scratching the bite marks as this will only cause scars.
I went home and read first how to find and identify bedbugs. I started with the mattress. Since my mattress has been with me for so long, I already saw cracks in it. These can be hiding places of my bedbugs!
I also saw brown and red spots on the mattress. According to what I read, the red spots are from blood of crushed bedbugs while the brown spots are their feces. Yikes, I am sleeping on a mattress with bedbug poop!
These evidences made me surer that I will indeed find bedbugs in my mattress. Upon inspection, I saw adult and nymphs. The adult bedbugs measured about 4 to 5 mm in length. The nymphs were as small as the seeds of an apple. Adult bedbugs have reddish-brown, wingless, flat, oval, and banded bodies. The nymphs, on the other hand, were light and translucent.
Now, I must treat my mattress to get rid of the bedbugs. I also needed to check everything that was close to the mattress like the bed frame, floors, drawers, night stand, linens, and others. I breathed a sigh of relief upon finding out that only my mattress was infested.
I bought a vinyl mattress cover. This seals my mattress inside. Now, my bedbugs wont be able to bite me. No food means death in at least 6 months. - 30195
The doctor was able to identify that what I have are bedbug bites because of the pattern. He told me that the linear pattern, like 3 in a row, is exclusive to bedbug bites. And since I only get bitten after sleeping in my room, he told me to start checking for bedbugs there.
The doctor prescribed topical corticosteroids for the bedbug bites. After application, the itchiness subsided and the bite marks disappeared. My doctors advice was to refrain from scratching the bite marks as this will only cause scars.
I went home and read first how to find and identify bedbugs. I started with the mattress. Since my mattress has been with me for so long, I already saw cracks in it. These can be hiding places of my bedbugs!
I also saw brown and red spots on the mattress. According to what I read, the red spots are from blood of crushed bedbugs while the brown spots are their feces. Yikes, I am sleeping on a mattress with bedbug poop!
These evidences made me surer that I will indeed find bedbugs in my mattress. Upon inspection, I saw adult and nymphs. The adult bedbugs measured about 4 to 5 mm in length. The nymphs were as small as the seeds of an apple. Adult bedbugs have reddish-brown, wingless, flat, oval, and banded bodies. The nymphs, on the other hand, were light and translucent.
Now, I must treat my mattress to get rid of the bedbugs. I also needed to check everything that was close to the mattress like the bed frame, floors, drawers, night stand, linens, and others. I breathed a sigh of relief upon finding out that only my mattress was infested.
I bought a vinyl mattress cover. This seals my mattress inside. Now, my bedbugs wont be able to bite me. No food means death in at least 6 months. - 30195
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