Bed Bugs Bring No Disease Danger
“While there is a nuisance effect from bed bug bites, the public health significance is minimal,” said study author Jerome Goddard, an associate professor of entomology at Mississippi State University in Jackson. “It’s not good. Nobody wants to have blood sucked out of them, but in the scheme of things, they’re not carrying malaria or anything like that.”
Phew! They’re not virulent; they’re just vile. Not to worry! Yay!
Greg Baumann, a senior scientist with the National Pest Management Association, has these [abridged] bedbug-avoidance tips for when traveling, since “Any time you travel, you’re at risk of picking up bed bugs – even in the ritziest of hotels”:
[ul][li]…When you first check in, look for any signs of small blood smears on the sheets…[/li][li]…Check your suitcases when you get home. Even if you’re confident that the hotel was clean, your bags probably still spent time pressed up against someone else’s luggage while you were traveling…[/li][li]… It’s also a good idea to vacuum your suitcase when you get home…[/li][/ul]
Doesn’t that sound fun?
In case you missed it in the recent related thread, here is a link to Everything You Will Wish You Didn’t Know About Bedbugs (Especially Their Sex Lives ).
Thank boG for Thanatus flavidus…
Oh yeah. Does anyone breed those puppies commercially? I want to buy stock.