Bed bugs in an apartment - where do they come from and what to do?

Even in the cleanest, carefully cleaned apartment, bedbugs may one day start. Insects appear quite imperceptibly, therefore, by the time the owner of the house pays attention to them, an entire colony of pests settles in the apartment. Where do the bugs in the apartment come from and how to deal with them? In this article, we will answer all the most popular questions regarding these malicious insects, as well as suggest how to get rid of uninvited neighbors as quickly and safely as possible.

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In what conditions do bugs live?

There is a common misconception that bed bugs live where unsanitary conditions reign. In fact, it doesn’t matter to these insects whether there is dirt, scraps or deposits of garbage in your house.

Bed bugs feed on blood, therefore they are parasitic insects and need constant proximity with warm-blooded creatures. Bedbugs do not necessarily choose a person for the neighborhood - your beloved dog or cat will be quite suitable for them.

It is also important for these insects to be able to hide in a secluded place, which can be provided by the gaps inside any apartment in the floor and between the baseboards, inaccessible areas behind the battery, cabinets and other furniture.

It is not uncommon for bugs to appear in a house with a lot of books, clothes and old things.

Important! Bed bugs like to live in clothes that hang for a long time in a closet, and are used very rarely.

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Where do the bugs come from?

There are a lot of ways of getting bugs into the room. To effectively identify and control pests, you need to consider how to move them:

Tourist travel

Often going on vacation, we don’t think about what we can expect inside low-cost hotel rooms. Checking into the room of a sanatorium or hotel, we rarely think about anything other than comfort and the availability of communal amenities.

It is worth remembering that bedbugs who prefer to live in such places of public use may well continue the journey with you, hiding in the folds of clothes or a travel bag. And returning after a rest, you will be wondering where the bugs came from?

Important! Before returning home, be sure to treat your things with specialized means of bedbugs, wash and iron all things carefully.

Picnic

Camping can also lead to an undesirable neighborhood. Sunbathing in the bright sun, running barefoot on the grass and enjoying the smell of barbecue, you are unlikely to think about that there are bugs in the ground and under the bark of trees who dream of moving to your apartment. Nevertheless, this is so, before you go on outdoor recreation, treat things with preventive means, and when you get home, carefully examine yourself and your things.

Pets

Unfortunately, most often bedbugs are brought by pets. If your pet regularly takes outdoor walks, then most likely the parasites got into the apartment on the wool and, settling in the crevices of the room, began to harm you.

Neighboring apartment

If your neighbors are not very clean and do not have regular housekeeping, then sooner or later they will get bugs. Over time, these parasites will migrate to your living space, because there are many ways for such relocation.

Important! Bedbugs can be moved between apartments using ventilation ducts, crevices in baseboards and flooring, cracks in walls, holes in window frames and doors.

If neighbors became the reason for the appearance of bugs in your apartment, then to remove them you will need to destroy the source of parasites. In this case, this is their settlement in a neighboring apartment.

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How to check if there are bugs in your apartment?

If you suspect the appearance of bugs in the room, then it is worth paying attention to some signs of the presence of insects:

1. If you notice night activity of obscure insects, but you can’t find anyone during the day, then you probably have bugs. These parasites are exclusively nocturnal. The regime of pests of this species is designed so that they feed about 3 a.m. when a person is fast asleep and practically does not feel the parasite's movements.
2. Bites on the skin are difficult to confuse with other irritants, because they are located in a certain order. This is due to the fact that bedbugs make a series of bites without stopping their movement in one direction.
3. Also, the presence of parasites is indicated by the presence of blood on the sheets. During the saturation period, the insect becomes inactive and loses its natural invulnerability. Turning in a dream, a person, without suspecting it, can crush an insect, and as a result, a bloody speck will remain on the sheet.
4. When there are too many bugs, you can clearly catch the smell, reminiscent of cognac aroma. With the help of this “fragrance” insects repel enemies and attract partners for reproduction.

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How to get rid of annoying parasites?

The most reliable way to get rid of parasites is the help of special services for the disinfection of rooms. If you decide not to contact them, then look for a solution that suits you, how to get the bugs out of the apartment yourself.

Modern stores provide a fairly wide selection of chemicals with which you can get rid of insects. Here is a list of some of the specialized tools:

1. The chemical substance “Executioner”. This inexpensive tool is available to absolutely all residents of Russia and the CIS countries. The formula of the drug was developed in Germany and contributes to the destruction of not only adult pests, but also their larvae. Insect killing poison is absolutely safe for pets and humans.
2. The solution of “Karbofos”. The most popular insecticidal substance, which is practically odorless and also completely non-toxic. Kills eggs, larvae and adult parasitic insects. It is used in the form of a two percent solution based on water.
3. Aerosol can "Raptor". Another popular remedy against parasites. Allows you to destroy annoying and insatiable "neighbors", leaving them no chance of survival. The main advantage is the ability to handle hoods and doorways, thereby protecting the room from re-penetration of an unpleasant colony.

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We hope that you will no longer have to share your living space with unpleasant “neighbors” and your efforts to evict parasites will be successful!