Bed Bugs in my Furniture

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Purchasing second hand furniture or furniture and other items from an antique shop is a trendy thing to do nowadays. Some of this stuff is of good quality and may even be worth a bit of money. We may want to add a little something different to our home to make a particular room stand out. We are all about being “green” now so buying something that is refurbished is actually helping the planet out. Some of us, however, are trying to save a few bucks and may browse through an antiqPurchasing second hand furniture or furniture and other items from an antique shop is a trendy thing to do nowadays. Some of this stuff is of good quality and may even be worth a bit of money. We may want to add a little something different to our home to make a particular room stand out. We are all about being “green” now so buying something that is refurbished is actually helping the planet out. Some of us, however, are trying to save a few bucks and may browse through an antique shop but prefer to find a bargain at a flea market or garage sale. We may even look for clothes at a consignment shop. What you may not be aware of is that while you are buying an antique nightstand or dresser, you may also be purchasing a little more than you realize, like bed bugs. They can be hiding in anything, and can stay hidden for some time because they can go for long periods of time without feeding on your blood. So, they next time you go bargain hunting, be cognizant of bed bugs. They could be hibernating among your finds, waiting for unsuspecting victims. There are a lot of ways for bed bugs to gain entrance into your home. Your child may have brought them back from college. Colleges all across our country are dealing with bed bug infestations. Students come from all areas of the world and bring with them these disgusting little creatures. It doesn’t take long for entire dormitories to become infested with bed bugs. Other places that can be infested with bed bugs are hotels. Bed bugs can come home with you on your luggage, baby bags, and clothing. The next time you plan on staying at a hotel, you should go online and check to see if any bed bugs were reported in that hotel. A popular site is bedbugregistry.com. Also, as soon as you check into a hotel, check out the mattresses. It is also advised that you use the metal shelves commonly found in hotels to keep your luggage off the floor. Bed bugs hide during the day and seek out humans or animals, like our pets, at night for nourishment. Their nourishment is blood. How do they get our blood? From their mouthparts, they plunge two tubes into our flesh. One contains an anesthetic and an anticoagulant and the other is used to suck up our blood. They typically feed for about ten minutes and can do so undetected because of the anesthetic and anticoagulant found in their saliva, injected into you by one of their tubes. Knowing what a bed bug looks like is essential. Bed bugs are flat, about the size of an apple seed, and basically the same color. They don’t have wings and their coloring may have a red tinge to it if they have recently dined. The majority of the bed bugs in your home will be found on mattresses; close to their blood source. They will also hide in cushy furniture, wooden furniture, duffel bags, sleeping bags, carpeting, draperies, and in dressers. They will seek refuge in cracks and in little holes of flooring and walls. They can be behind wallpaper and pictures and in between pages of paperback books and magazines. You may even be able to smell a distinct sweet odor in the air around their hiding places. The odor is musty and undesirable. If you do bring bed bugs into your home there are products available that will destroy them. Diatomaceous earth is a “green” substance which effectively kills these little vampires. Product lines containing this powerful ingredient can be found online. By: Bradley Skierkowskiue shop but prefer to find a bargain at a flea market or garage sale. We may even look for clothes at a consignment shop. What you may not be aware of is that while you are buying an antique nightstand or dresser, you may also be purchasing a little more than you realize, like bed bugs. They can be hiding in anything, and can stay hidden for some time because they can go for long periods of time without feeding on your blood. So, they next time you go bargain hunting, be cognizant of bed bugs. They could be hibernating among your finds, waiting for unsuspecting victims.

There are a lot of ways for bed bugs to gain entrance into your home. Your child may have brought them back from college. Colleges all across our country are dealing with bed bug infestations. Students come from all areas of the world and bring with them these disgusting little creatures. It doesn’t take long for entire dormitories to become infested with bed bugs. Other places that can be infested with bed bugs are hotels. Bed bugs can come home with you on your luggage, baby bags, and clothing. The next time you plan on staying at a hotel, you should go online and check to see if any bed bugs were reported in that hotel. A popular site is bedbugregistry.com. Also, as soon as you check into a hotel, check out the mattresses. It is also advised that you use the metal shelves commonly found in hotels to keep your luggage off the floor.

Bed bugs hide during the day and seek out humans or animals, like our pets, at night for nourishment. Their nourishment is blood. How do they get our blood? From their mouthparts, they plunge two tubes into our flesh. One contains an anesthetic and an anticoagulant and the other is used to suck up our blood. They typically feed for about ten minutes and can do so undetected because of the anesthetic and anticoagulant found in their saliva, injected into you by one of their tubes. Knowing what a bed bug looks like is essential. Bed bugs are flat, about the size of an apple seed, and basically the same color. They don’t have wings and their coloring may have a red tinge to it if they have recently dined.

The majority of the bed bugs in your home will be found on mattresses; close to their blood source. They will also hide in cushy furniture, wooden furniture, duffel bags, sleeping bags, carpeting, draperies, and in dressers. They will seek refuge in cracks and in little holes of flooring and walls. They can be behind wallpaper and pictures and in between pages of paperback books and magazines. You may even be able to smell a distinct sweet odor in the air around their hiding places. The odor is musty and undesirable.

If you do bring bed bugs into your home there are products available that will destroy them. Diatomaceous earth is a “green” substance which effectively kills these little vampires. Product lines containing this powerful ingredient can be found online.

By: Bradley Skierkowski