Who isn’t afraid of bringing bedbugs home when returning from a vacation rental, going to the movies or after buying second-hand clothes? Three proven facts to reassure you.
Recently in the cinema but also possibly in the mattresses of a hotel room, of a vacation locationin clothes Or rugs bought at a flea market… Bedbugs terrorize! They stingprevent you from sleeping well, multiply at breakneck speed and are very difficult to remove (not to mention that the treatments are very expensive). But before panicking or to reduce your anxiety, here are three truths stated by Nicolas Roux de Bézieux, specialist in bedbugs and author of the book “Bedbugs. The manual to get rid of them permanently” published by Larousse.
1. Bedbugs don’t cling to us
Unlike the liceof the ticks or even fleasbedbugs do not cling to our skin. “Except in the case of extremely advanced infestations, it is very rare to carry bedbugs on your clothes or in your hair” explains the author. Bedbugs come to our skin to bite us (they feed on our blood) and then leave.
2. Bedbugs don’t jump and fly
Bedbugs are crawling insects. They can move across horizontal and vertical surfaces but they do not jump (like fleas or lice). They don’t fly either. “We can thus more easily trap their paths and isolate areas quite simply to prevent them from entering. strip of very sticky double-sided adhesive constitutes an impenetrable border for bedbugs.
3. Bedbugs don’t make holes (like moths)
“Bed bugs are unable to fit into a mattress or cushion if it is not already pierced” says specialist Nicolas Roux de Bézieux. Without holes or orifices, the bedbug cannot pass through. They are not not able to dig or pierce textiles, papers and plastic bags. “A a simple, tightly closed trash bag will be enough to protect your laundry once it is processed” he advises.