"Don't let the bedbugs bite"-- it's a common refrain most of us don't think twice about anymore. But according to a recent Dateline NBC report, even the cleanest places can have a problem with bedbugs.
Consequently, bed bugs are becoming an all too common occurrence in hotels and resorts throughout the country, and especially here in South Florida.
Bed bugs are wingless creatures that are quite small, but still visible to the naked ye. The most distinguishing parts is their red brown color and their flatness. Also, they like to eat blood, just like ticks. But after they eat blood they are bright red.
Bed bugs are nocturnal. If you get bit, you will most likely be bit on the upper body. A truly disturbing fact is that bed bugs can live up to one year without feeding. So left on their own through abandoned hotel suites, or summer homes, they will still be alive and well and ready to feed when they find an animal or human.
A bed bug bite looks like a small welt, and it burns and/or itches. Red bumps that sting and/or itch like crazy, would be how bed bug bite victims describe it. You can't feel a bed bug bite while it happens (they take about five minutes to feed).
You can arm yourself against the bed bug attacks by inspecting the premises and bedding.
Please contact our office if you, or a loved one, have been bitten by bed bugs while staying in a South Florida resort or hotel.
