A lengthy and tedious day at last draws closer to an end. You lightly set your head on the cushion and swiftly flow off to slumber .When you go in the dream world, having enjoyable and pleasing dreams, a bit of menacing thing creep into your bed. It is extremely silent, very sly that you can't even take notice of it sneaking to you. It fastens onto you with two round-like teeth and the gorging starts. In addition, the most awful aspect about this is, you do not still become aware that you have been victim of the banquet until the subsequent daybreak.

Insects that feed on blood and sleep with you. Look it up, it is true. They are Cimex lectularius or Bed mites. They feed on warm blooded creatures. Humans are not exempt. Though ancient they have adapted very well to human populated areas. If that doesn't Bug you maybe it will when you see a brownish, wingless adult but in your bed. Yes that is right, you can actually see an adult bedbug if you look for one.

They are active at night. They tend to feed once every five to ten days. They tend to hide in the folds and seams of mattresses during the daylight hours. They are attracted by carbon dioxide in the breath of a sleeping host. After dark, when all is quiet, they crawl out, collect their meal, and return to their resting areas. The bite is completely painless because they have a small amount of a painkiller in their saliva

It is very unlikely that if you acquire bedbug bites that you will get sick, although they are known to carry diseases and may very well transmit them to humans. With this understanding, bedbug bites are not considered very dangerous. Just knowing they are there, is a scary thought, and just one bite from one is known to cause itching and extreme irritation. If one were to have an allergic reaction to such a bite, medical attention should be sought.

Control of bed mites requires a combination of sanitation and pesticide applications. While vacuuming the mattress and cleaning of infested bedding will reduce populations, the insects will usually rebound quickly. Involvement of a pest management professional is usually necessary for complete long-term control. List of pesticides to control bedbugs are: Pyrethrins, Tempo, Allethrin, Delta Dust Flee/ Dragnet, Malathion, Drione Dust and Suspend SC. The above mentioned are the most common and easily purchasable in the market today.

Bites by bedbugs, although fairly innocuous, nevertheless are unpleasant, and you will want to take pains to eradicate the pests from your home. You may hire a professional exterminator, or you may research the techniques that a professional uses and take it upon yourself to execute them for your personal benefit.