Bed Bugs - Who are you and why are you in my bed?
http://www.bugginoutpc.com Bed bugs began making a slow comeback a few years ago with a steep rise in their population over the last six months. The resurgence is blamed on increased affordable travel, which has allowed people from all socioeconomic classes to take a trip and the banning of certain pesticides. The pesticides available to the pest control industry today are not as effective and have challenged these companies to research alternative methods to control this pest. Bed bugs have been labeled a huge liability therefore requiring a reputable company with an effective management program, not all companies are up to this challenge.
Bed bugs are brown to reddish-brown, 3/16 inch long, flat and oval. The nymphs or immature stages go through a series of five molts (from egg to adult). They range in size from 2mm to 3/16 inches long and are yellowish to almost translucent in color. The eggs are extremely small (1mm) and very difficult to detect without the aid of a magnifying glass. Bed bugs can utilize a