When Do Bed Bugs Usually Bite?
WouterBedbugs can bite on just about any part of your body, but the most common locations for them to bite are on the arms, neck, and trunk. You should keep your home clean and uncluttered, and wash bedsheets on a hot setting to avoid attracting bedbugs. It’s also a good idea to buy mattress covers, which prevent the bugs from nesting and feeding on your mattress.
A bedbug’s bite is often accompanied by itching and swelling. Bedbug bites can also be very painful, resulting in redness, rashes, and irritation. Itching may also result from left-over chemicals from the bite. Fortunately, most people can easily detect the presence of bedbugs, but not all people experience the itching or swelling symptoms.
Typically, bedbugs bite at night. They tend to feed more than once in a night, so you may have several bites on different parts of your body. You’ll likely notice them in clusters, which is called the “1-2-3” pattern. However, about 30 percent of people don’t react to bed bug bites at all, and they may only have a single bite.
While the life cycle of a bedbug is unpredictable, the best way to prevent bedbugs is to prevent the insects from entering the human environment in the first place. Bedbugs will seek refuge in cracks in furniture and flooring, as well as in the mattress. They may also live in the canisters of vacuum cleaners.
