Bed Bug Bites

Bed bugs are on the march. Your bedroom may look and feel clean, but that doesn't mean you are free from these nasty nippers. Bed bugs love warm, cozy places to breed, feed and multiply. Their favorite areas include beds, couches and carpets, but they happily thrive on clothing, in wardrobes and behind any other nook or cranny in the... more »

Bed bugs are from the insect family Cimidae and they survive by consuming the blood of warm blooded animals, including humans. They prefer to live in mattresses and sofas and are mostly active at night, which is the source of their name. They are attracted to warmth and their saliva contains anesthetics and anticoagulants, which... more »

Bed bugs can be found not only in beds, but in the walls, outlets and any small place they can find to hide. These obnoxious parasites feed mainly on human blood, and typically, they will bite you while you sleep. Hives can result from an allergic reaction to the saliva bed bugs inject into your skin. Treating hives arising from bed... more »

While bed bugs are nasty little critters, they don't spread disease. If you have an infected bed bug bite, you most likely got it form scratching it. Many people are allergic to bed bug bites, making it hard not to relieve the itch by scratching. Another possibility is the bite may have gotten infected through a chance encounter with... more »