Bedbugs!!
With the summer now in full flow it is very likely that other than the in-laws you could possibly get some much uninvited guests. Of course it is not the in-laws that are being mentioned here but common pests. Although these may be small bugs they can in fact pose a serious health hazard as well as potentially causing damage to your home that could result in a horrible bill of hundreds of pounds.
Bedbug numbers are on the rise and are slowly becoming a serious problem. They are not just sticking to bedrooms anymore they are being found everywhere from sofas, chairs and even curtains. What they feed on is the worst thing, human blood. If you have a really bad case then chances are you could be bitten up to 500 times in just one night. The only thing that you do not need to worry about here is diseases as so far it is known that bedbugs do not carry any at all. However as one of the bugs can ingest up to seven times its own weight in blood one single feeding by a severe investigation could result in the victim developing something quite bad like anemia.
The thing is there really isn’t much out there in terms of you going out there to buy something that will actually get rid of a large infestation. The answer really comes from home emergency insurance which will actually cover you if an expert has to come in to get rid of them. Bed bugs were nearly eradicated all together not long ago by broad pesticides such as DDT. They have been left as they were not really seen as a threat. They have hit back worse than ever. Of course broad types of pesticides are not used anymore as so many specific ones are out there to do the job.
So make sure you have home insurance to help cover you against things like this. Of course if it is your phone you are worried about getting damaged why not take out I-phone insurance.
Tags: home, insurance, pest control

February 10th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Thanks for the great article on bed bugs. You can contact a professional pest company or conduct your own inspection to see if you have bed bugs in your home. You can find videos on how to conduct an inspection