Summary:
Bed bug bites have become an everyday occurrence. The pest control industry is awash in calls for help. The concern has been voiced that bed bugs may not carry a specific disease, but they could transmit AIDS, for example, from one human to another.
With bed bugs infesting nearly every state in the union, people are beginning to ask, "Do bed bugs carry diseases?" The answer from various disease control centers is, "We don't know for sure, but no one has reported anything yet." That's not a particularly comforting response, but it could be a lot worse.
When asked if bed bug bites transmit diseases, Jerome Goddard, State Medical Entomologist for the State of Mississippi said, "It's a big controversy as to whether or not bed bugs transmit diseases. It's intuitive that they do. They suck blood from one organism and later find another one. But, if you look at all the scientific papers as a whole, the consensus is that they do not transmit disease agents, or at least they are not significantly involved in disease transmission.”
Bed bug reports were unheard of for decades until 1999. Rarely would a pest control company receive a call about bed bugs. In fact, most U.S. pest control operators had never seen a bed bug. Now, just five short years later, it is not uncommon for pest control companies to receive numerous bed bug calls every week.
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wendy
27 Feb 2009, 08:29
i sleep one foot from my husband and i am the only one getting bed bug
bites . is that posssible ? Also last night wore long johns ,a sweater and
socks so i wouldn't get bit and i still woke up with a bite on my leg.can
they bite thru clothing ?
Ask the Exterminator
27 Feb 2009, 08:58
Only 30% of people react to bed bug bites. Your husband most likely is
being bitten, but is showing no reaction.
Bed bugs do not bite through clothing. Are you sure it's bed bugs? Have you
collected any of the insects to have them properly identified? Use
double-sided carpet tape around the perimeter of the mattress or back of
the headboard. The insects try to crawl across the tape and get trapped.
tierra
02 Nov 2009, 01:50
How do u know for sure if its a bed bug
cs
15 Nov 2010, 14:45
wendy-i have the same problem, my husband is not getting bit but i have
bites all over me. i am currently wrking on buying encasings for my
mattress and pillows. we do have animals though and i'm not sure if it's
bed bugs or fleas :/
Ask the Exterminator
15 Nov 2010, 15:15
You don't have to "work" to find the encasings. I carry them right on this
website. Just click on Pest Control Products at the top of the page and
search for "mattress covers".
cs
15 Nov 2010, 19:45
i know this! :) what i mean by wrking on it is that i'm wrking on getting
the money to buy them :)
tia
15 Jan 2012, 03:07
i am having the same problem i sleep in clothes but am waking up with bites
i also suddenly get bites through out the day even at work not sure what it
is could it be bed bugs i check my mattresses everyday and have yet to find
anything i have also checked bedframe and nightstand still nothing what
could this be from?
Ask the Exterminator
15 Jan 2012, 10:13
Spiders? Mites? Bed Bugs? Without an insect to identify, no pest control
professional will be able to help you.
