ipl-logo

Bed Bug Summary

215 Words1 Page

Bed Bug Summary Bed bugs or more specifically Cimex lectulatius are blood drinkers that have had major population increases across the globe in the past ten years. Bed bugs can cause many skin syndromes due to the fact that they feed on blood making them relevant in modern health. Prolonged exposure to bed bugs can lead to chronic blood loss, anemia, and many psychological disorders. Bed bugs are active during the night and select hosts randomly except when they are in close proximity to a host. At that point it is believed that bed bugs will be drawn towards heat and possibly carbon dioxide. Nightly activity is due to hunger but is controlled by the circadian rhythm. Human smells have not proven effective in attracting bed bugs. Once a bed

Show More
Related

  • General Pillow Summary

    255 Words  | 2 Pages

    would relinquish command to Brigadier General Buckner for the ensuing surrender. Floyd and Tilghman, along with about 2000 men escaped Fort Donelson that night. The next morning, General Buckner sent word to General Grant asking for an armistice to discuss terms of surrender. General Grant replied that he would only accept immediate and unconditional surrender.

    Read More

  • Bed Bugs Research Paper

    482 Words  | 2 Pages

    Freezing bed bugs with dry ice is a good alternative to using chemicals in your home. If you have small children or if someone in your home has allergies, then freezing the bugs may be the ideal solution for getting rid of the

    Read More

  • Out To Get You Head Lice And Bed Bugs By Ruth Tenzer Feldman

    505 Words  | 3 Pages

    According to the article bed bugs are worse than that head lice. Bed bug’s scientific name is Cimex Lectularius. Bed bugs would usually hide near your bed and come out once a week to feed on a host’s blood. Bedbugs according to the article prefer darkness, they can also go one year without feeding. I believe that this section goes over what generally bedbugs

    Read More

  • Elkhart Exterminator Research Paper

    796 Words  | 4 Pages

    Only the larva of this insect can actually eat cloth, the adults just don 't have the mandibles to do so. They have four life stages, the egg, larva, pupa and adult. The adults only live two to four weeks. The larva are attracted to animal products that contain keratin. This is a fibrous protein found in hair and skin.

    Read More

  • Bed Bugs Research Paper

    305 Words  | 2 Pages

    Although bed bugs are not known to transmit disease, the nuisance created from sleepless nights, allergic reactions from bites, and the economic hardship motivates people to seek illegal treatment. The emerging

    Read More

  • Black Plague Research Paper

    524 Words  | 3 Pages

    Yerisinia Pestis, (commonly referred to as the “Black Plague”) is a virus that spreads through contact. The victims of the virus first would notice swelling under the armpits or in the groin, these sores can become as large as an apple or an egg. The sores begin to spread around the body and then change into a black or red colour. After a few days the host would develop a rash and pain all over the body. The victim would also develop a fever and become lethargic, however, they would find it almost impossible to sleep due to increasing pain.

    Read More

  • Log Home Myths

    547 Words  | 3 Pages

    Wood Boring Insects will be Attracted to Log Homes Wood-boring insects are attracted to all kinds of wood, but if the cabin is properly maintained the chances of

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Half A Mile From Portage To Blackstone Lake

    932 Words  | 4 Pages

    The final carry of half a mile from Portage to Blackstone Lake was made with difficulty by groping our way through the dense woods in the dark, and we gladly betook ourselves at once to the hospitable mansion of logs of the settler on the shore of Blackstone Lake. The cabin being  duly “smudged,” all turned in and slept soundly till awakened by the musical notes of the early rising mosquitoes. A net worn over our heads both night and day contributed largely to our comfort, though no such device will keep out the microscopic sand fly. Oil of pennyroyal and tar, etc., did pretty well, but the net is the best for blackflies and mosquitoes. The mosquitoes appear to thrive particularly there, and we were invited to believe that in a neighboring beaver meadow their hum was such as to

    Read More

  • The Doctors Plague Chapter Summary

    1104 Words  | 5 Pages

    Judeah Auguste University of Alaska Anchorage The Doctors Plague, Sherwin B. Nuland Kraft The Doctors Plague depicts the story of the lifeline of Ignac Semmelweis, a physician in the First Division at the Allgemeine Krankenhaus hospital in Vienna and his discovery of childbed fever. Nuland opens the medical-scientific novel with a fictional story of a young nameless girl who is inching closer to her birth date. From her friend, she learns there are two obstetric divisions, one run by doctors and the other by midwives, advising the soon to be mom to stay clear of medical students. Already foreshadowing being attended by the medical students results in an uncomfortable situation, Nuland leaves the readers with curiosity and the answer to

    Read More

  • What Causes Lyme Disease

    762 Words  | 4 Pages

    The bacteria stated prior, Borrelia Burgdorferi, is the cause of the disease and the stem of the problem. The bacteria cannot survive alone for longer than a few hours so it finds a “host” to survive inside of (MD). The most common hosts are ticks, mice, and other small mammals (MD). The bacteria has a reproduction cycle of 28-30 days, almost identical to the moon cycle (TOL). The bacteria has been known to align itself with the moon cycle, causing its victims to have noticeably worsening symptoms during full moons cycle.

    Read More

  • A Bug's Life Movie Analysis

    96 Words  | 1 Pages

    Foster says that that not every book is political just parts of a story are. In the movie A Bug 's Life it’s an analogy about the struggle between the people and government. The grasshoppers represent the government and the ants and other bugs represent the people. Every few months the grasshoppers come to the ant’s colony and demand that the ants to give them food and in return the grasshoppers would “protect” the ants. Sounds a little bit like the government in a way.

    Read More

  • The Black Death: The Most Significant Events Of The Renaissance

    904 Words  | 4 Pages

    Whenever a rat or secondary host was unable to provide an environment for the fleas, the fleas would leech on to a human being. Humans are “not a preferred host for Y.Pestis, but rather the victims” (Gottfried, 7) of it. The Y. Pestis bacteria can bring about three diseases: bubonic, pneumonic, and seticaemic. The Bubonic Plague was the most common. It was transmitted through insert bites.

    Read More

  • Bed Bugue Speech Analysis

    203 Words  | 1 Pages

    This speakers introduction was clear, she came out saying what she will be presenting and even threw in a funny saying. The supporting materials was definitely all their. You were well aware that this speech was an informative one. She explained how bed bugs are in certain places and it doesn't matter how clean you are, their will always be bed bugs. Her structure wasn't in any form of logical order.

    Read More

  • Fever 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson

    909 Words  | 4 Pages

    For this book report the book that was chosen was, Fever 1793. The author of this fiction book is Laurie Halse Anderson. This book is set during the summer of 1793 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The duration of this book is over a period of a month's, essentially the beginning of summer to the beginning of fall. Matilda Cook is the main character and works in a coffee shop, her mother, Lucille , and her grandfather own.

    Read More

  • Essay On Eating Bugs

    841 Words  | 4 Pages

    Do you think eating bugs is gross? Believe it or not lots of people around the world eat bugs, in different flavors and types. Bugs should be on the menu because they are delicious and healthy. Most likely you’ve eaten some type of meat last night. Whether it was fried, grilled, or baked, we eat meats in almost every meal.

    Read More

More about Bed Bug Summary

Open Document