Bed Bug Bites

How Do You Know If You Have Bed Bugs?

Bed bug bites are not hard to identify. You get these nasty bites while you sleep. Bed bugs are nocturnal, that is, they sleep during the day and feed at night, and their food is your blood. If you wake up in the morning with itchy red marks on your body and they look like this:

Bed Bug Bite

Bed Bug Bite

You have bed bugs!

About 1/3 of people don’t feel a bed bug when it bites them, so you probably wouldn’t wake up while it is happening to you.

They are ugly, they can itch and can get infected so it is important to treat them quickly.

Bed bugs bite while you are sleeping. They are a result of the insect feeding on your blood. They inject an anti-coagulant which keeps your blood from clotting and as a result, your blood flows freely. It is usually a reaction to the anti-coagulant that causes the redness, itching, burning and infection.

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