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June 18, 2009 – 8:43 am | by
Bed bugs are not something that most of us really want to talk about. In fact, there are few things that are this worrisome to talk about. Yet, it is essential that homeowners are aware of this threat.
You may think of a bed bug as just something from a riddle from when you were a child. Often, our parents would say to us, “Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” Yet, the fact is that this can and does happen today.
The bed bug is a creature that likes to feed off of human beings. It is his food of choice. If they can not find a person to feed from, they will select other warm blooded animals to use as a host for their necessary feeding. This can include your pets like cats and dogs. It also includes birds, rodents and bats as well. Their food is that of the host’s blood.
Bed bugs are commonly mistaken for other bugs that are in the same family, (Family Cimicidae) or in a closely related one. They are often confused with Cimex adjunctus, which are bat bugs or with Cimexopsis spp which are chimney swift bugs. The swallow bug, Oeciacus spp is also confused with bed bugs quite often.
Often the only way to know if a bug really is a bed bug is to have a professional look at it. A microscope is used to determine if the pest has the tell tale characteristics of a bed bug, as we have mentioned above. It is often necessary for a skilled entomologist to do this type of investigation as most can not tell the difference from these creatures listed to the bed bug.
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