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Bed Bug Spray and Dust Insecticides

Bed bugs are tiny, wingless blood-sucking insects that infest bedding, bedside furniture and any crack or crevices where bed bugs might hide. They bugs hide during the day and emerge at night to feed (see Life History of Bed Bugs ). Their bite is not especially dangerous since no diseases are carried by bed bugs but the bites can be extremely irritating, like a bad mosquito bite. Bed bugs are generally only a problem in motels/hotels/hostels/dorm rooms and other high traffic establishments but may be accidentally brought home from these places following a visit. Bed bugs are fairly easy to control if steps are taken as soon as they are detected. There's no reason to overreact or panic. If a bed bug infestation is suspected the most important first step is to thoroughly clean the bedding and bedside furniture. This will eliminate most of the problem and no further treatment may be necessary. However, it is very possible that a few bugs, and/or eggs, will escape this cleaning. To