What harm do bed bugs cause? Learn how to eliminate them completely

Bed bugs, also called bed lice and so on, are insects of the family Cimicidae in the order Hemiptera. They live in all kinds of cracks in people's living rooms and beds, and are mostly active at night. Wherever they crawl, they leave behind a foul odor, and they move quickly and are hard to catch. So what harm do bed bugs cause? How do you eliminate them completely?

1. What harm do bed bugs cause?

At night, bed bugs suck blood and harass people so that they cannot sleep peacefully. If bitten and drained of blood over a long period, they can cause anemia, insomnia and neurasthenia. Moreover, when a bed bug bites, it injects saliva into the human body, releasing an irritating substance that dilates blood vessels, which easily causes petechiae or itchy wheals, often arranged in rows, and can cause localized redness, swelling and unbearable pain and itching in people with highly sensitive skin. In Africa there are reports of anemia or triggered heart disease and colds caused by bed bugs sucking large amounts of blood. Although experimental methods can make bed bugs carry multiple pathogens, it has so far not been proven that bed bugs can transmit diseases under natural conditions. If bitten by a bed bug, you should go to the hospital immediately for treatment and examination, and the doctor will give the correct treatment method. In addition, if you have iodine tincture at home, you can apply it around the wound; the area applied should be large, because the toxin from the bed bug bite will spread. You can also mash garlic into a paste and add some table salt to resist the redness, swelling and inflammation that appear after a bed bug bite, applying it once every 4 hours.

2. How do you eliminate bed bugs completely?

1. Method one: Clean the environment

First, frequently clean the home environment and remove clutter to keep the home clean. In particular, small nooks and corners are places bed bugs frequently come and go. Sprinkle lime in the cracks where bed bugs are more likely to appear, and wash any place where you find bed bugs have crawled with scalding hot water. This can prevent bed bugs from leaving their eggs there.

2. Method two: Manual capture and killing

The method of manual capture and killing is rather time-consuming and laborious work. Tap on the bed board and in nooks and corners, using the bed bugs' alert nature to shake them out, and then you will see the tiny bed bugs. However, bed bugs move quickly, so friends who are particularly fussy about cleanliness should try to wear gloves. After catching a bed bug, use wire or fire to directly execute the bed bug.

3. Method three: Sun exposure

Bed bugs are afraid of exposure to the sun. For items that cannot be soaked or scalded with boiling water, choose a day with relatively strong direct sunlight and expose them under the sun for 4-6 hours. During this period, be sure to turn them over, because since you are killing insects, you must do it in all directions.

4. Method four: Kill with boiling water

Bed bugs fear high temperatures most. Generally, using boiling water to kill bed bugs is the most complete method, because when the boiling water kills them it also directly kills the bed bug eggs, leaving bed bugs no chance of recurrence at all. For places where bed bugs breed, such as bed sheets and bed boards, everyone must wash them with scalding boiling water. This can kill the remaining eggs and eliminate them completely.

5. Method five: Spray and kill with chemicals

There are many chemicals for killing bed bugs. After choosing one chemical, clear out all the items on the bed, expose the quilts, pillows and clothes to the sun, spray the front and back of the bed board thoroughly until wet, and other places prone to breeding, such as cabinets, cracks in the bed frame and room corners, also need chemical treatment.

Summary: The above is the relevant introduction on the harm of bed bugs and how to eliminate them completely. When you encounter bed bugs, you can refer to the above methods to eliminate them. We hope it is helpful to friends who need it!