Bed bug control techniques

<a href="/facts/Cimex/cBqBg7TC">Bed bugs</a>, or <a href="/facts/Cimicidae/H59KQQbY">Cimicidae</a>, are small <a href="/facts/Parasitic/HWPcgky7">parasitic</a> insects. The term usually refers to species that prefer to feed on human blood.
Early detection and treatment are critical to successful control. According to a survey, the most commonly infested places are the <a href="/facts/Mattress/6nG56eDX">mattress</a> (98.2%), boxspring (93.6%), as well as nearby carpets and <a href="/facts/Baseboards/ERxEmCfr">baseboards</a> (94.1%). In fact, bed bugs thrive in areas where there is an adequate supply of available hosts, and plenty of cracks and harborages within 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) of the host.
Because treatments are required in sleeping areas and other sensitive locations, methods other than chemical <a href="/facts/Pesticide/Uhf4KnwJ">pesticides</a> are in demand. Treatments can be costly, laborious, time consuming, repetitive, and embarrassing, and may entail <a href="/facts/Bed_bug_infestation/H4m2HbjR">health risks</a>.

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Bed bug control techniques