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Amazing! Do you know how long bed bugs can live without food?
Bed bugs, also known as Cimicidae, are small parasitic insects that feed primarily on human blood. The presence of bed bugs today is unsettling to many people, but surprisingly, they can survive for quite some time without food. According to research, bed bugs can survive in cold environments for up to 400 days, which confuses many people hoping to get rid of these pests. Early detection and treatment are crucial to controlling the spread of bed bugs, and taking timely action can effectively reduce their impact on people's lives.
Bed bugs thrive in places where humans sleep, and their presence can cause both physical and psychological trauma.
According to the survey, the most common places where bed bugs occur include mattresses (98.2%), bed boxes (93.6%), and nearby carpets and baseboards (94.1%). They like to hide within 1.5 meters (about 4.9 feet) of their hosts. Since treatments often need to be carried out in sleeping areas and other sensitive areas, there is an increasing need for non-chemical insecticide methods. These treatment procedures are not only expensive, time-consuming and cumbersome, but may even pose risks to human health to some extent.
Many areas have enacted public health-related laws specifically targeting the prevention and control of bed bugs. For example, in hotels and multifamily properties, landlords and tenants must each assume specific responsibilities when a bed bug infestation is discovered. Common legal requirements include: Landlords must promptly and professionally deal with pests, and tenants must immediately notify the landlord in writing once they discover the pests. The purpose of such laws is to prevent the rapid spread of bed bugs among connected units, thus reducing the negative impact on the market.
According to a 2015 survey, social media reports of bed bugs reduced hotel room rates by $38 for business travelers and $23 for leisure travelers.
Among the various methods of eliminating bed bugs, the use of insecticides is usually the most common. However, this method often requires multiple return visits to be effective and is affected by the bed bugs' resistance to insecticides. Additionally, some studies indicate that most bed bugs have shown widespread resistance to commonly used pyrethroid insecticides, making the process of eradicating these insects more difficult. Some people prefer non-residue treatments, such as steam or vacuuming, to chemical treatments.
Although steam treatment is effective in eliminating all stages of bed bugs, it is relatively cumbersome to implement because bed bugs hide in so many different places. If not done correctly, the effectiveness of pest control may even be compromised. In addition, although the use of heat treatment is effective in killing bed bugs, its operation difficulty and professional requirements are relatively high, including raising the indoor temperature to a certain level to achieve the effect of killing bed bugs.
Bed bugs have a strong ability to survive in various environments. Judging from early research, they can survive in low-temperature environments for up to 400 days, which is beyond your imagination.
In addition, bed bugs reproduce at an alarming rate and can produce up to four generations of larvae in a year, allowing even a small number of bed bugs to quickly multiply into a large swarm within a few months. When planning to eliminate bed bugs, you should not only deal with the current infestation, but also focus on preventing reinfection.
Traditional bed bug extermination methods, such as insect-catching techniques using bean leaves and complex physical isolation measures, have also received great attention in recent years. Researchers are looking for materials that can replace traditional methods and how to effectively prevent bed bugs from re-invading, which is of interest to many people.
As the problem of bed bugs becomes increasingly serious, have you also been thinking about why this seemingly insignificant insect can interfere so much with our lives and health?
