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Wigan Bed Bugs 
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One of the most reviled and misunderstood pests known to man is the bed bug (Cimex lectularius). How many of us dropped off to sleep at night as children with the words of our parents in our ears ‘sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite’?

Bed bugs probably started to feed on man at about the time we moved into caves, the ‘bat bugs’ Cimex pilosellus and Cimex pipistrella primarily feed on bats and it is probable that bat feeding species of bug evolved to feed on human blood when our ancesters started dwelling in bat infested caves.

Until the invention of DDT in the early 20th century bed bugs were common unwelcome guests in most poor quality dwellings.

The later part of the 20th century saw pest control companies dealing with very few bed bug calls indeed, their presence being largely restricted to inexpenisve holiday camps and student lodgings etc.

Many people mistake dust mites, which aren't visible to the unaided eye, with bed bugs which certainly are.

Adult bedbugs are reddish-brown, about a quarter of an inch in size and very swollen after a meal of our blood.

They grow by an incomplete metamorphosis which means that the babies are just smaller versions of the adult, they don't have a pupal stage like fleas or flies.

Bed bugs typically feed on human blood every 7 – 10 days, emerging in the hours before dawn and locating their prey by sensing the exhaled carbon dioxide from human breath and when nearing in on their target, infra red body heat.


Bed bugs in Manchester , Lancashire and Cheshire


Pest control: Bed Bugs
Wigan Bed Bugs

 In the absence of a regular human to dine on they can lie dormant for periods of up to 18 months.

Indications of a bed bug infestation are spots of blood on bedding and on the underside of mattresses and many people can react badly to their bites.

The early 21st century has seen bed bug numbers increase across the globe, the easy availability of global travel and economic migration have both been blamed for the increase.

What is positive is that thetyare now making a real return not only in low quality homes but high class hotels, schools and even hospitals.

One London borough reports a doubling of bed bug call-outs every single year from 1995 – 2001.

A single night away in an infested hotel is all it takes, they catch a ride in your suitcases or bags. Pest control companies are also now reporting instances of transport related bug infestations on tubes, trains and buses so a single journey to work on an infested tube or train can be enough to spread the infestation to your own home.

They are an expensive pest to eradictate as contrary to popular mythology they don't just live in beds. They infest any nook and cranny conveniently close to a sleeping human being, beds, electrical sockets, televisions, bed-side telephones etc and eradication is both difficult and time consuming. They have even been found living under the toe-nails of infirm people and in the creases of flesh on heavily over-weight people.

They are not a pest that can be tackled by an amateur and a professional will almost certainly be needed

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES attempt treatment yourself as you are almost certain to make matters worse

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