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How to Get Rid of Kissing Bugs

  • Perla Irish
  • May 23, 2019
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  1. Where You Can Find Kissing Bugs?
    1. How do You Know You Have Kissing Bugs Infestation?
  2. How to Get Rid of Kissing Bugs
    1. How to Treat Kissing Bug Bite

Kissing bugs have the name because their bites are often around the mouth but sometimes eye area as well. They feed during the night making them hide during the day making it difficult for you to get rid of them.

These insects can go for weeks without feeding. They are wingless insects that are about 0.7inch long. The colors of kissing bugs are dark brown or black with red or orange spots along the edges of their bodies. They are also known as cone-nosed or assassin bugs.

How to Get Rid of Kissing Bugs
Kissing Bug

These insects are like mosquitoes, which feed on human and animals’ blood. However, they do prefer to bite humans that is why you need to get a professional pest control service around Charlotte NC. Kissing bugs can carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease, but it is not really common in the United States.

Their bites itches are so bad that you will scratch enough to cause breaks in the skin. The bites can also cause an allergic reaction in some people. The disease spread after a person experiences kissing bug’s bite.

Where You Can Find Kissing Bugs?

Kissing bugs are mostly found in warm southern states of the United States, Central America, Mexico, and South America. These insects are very good at hiding in places like holes in your beds, walls, floors, and furniture. You can find them;

  • Near beds, mostly under your mattresses or on furniture close to the bed.
  • Near places where your pets mostly spend time
  • In areas where rodents live.

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How do You Know You Have Kissing Bugs Infestation?

Like I said before, these insects are very good at hiding and not likely to be seen in the open during the day because they mostly come out at night. The common way to know you have these kissers in your home is through their bites, and they sometimes fly to lights at night.

However, there are other sources that can result in similar skin inflammation. But you do need to consult a doctor to determine the cause of body signs. Here are tips to help you get rid of kissing bugs.

How to Get Rid of Kissing Bugs

These are some tips to prevent kissing bugs, including the following;

  • Make sure you repair cracks in a foundation that would allow insects to enter.
  • Shut all exterior doors tightly.
  • Inspect your pets for these bugs in their fur and beddings.
  • Change porch lights to bug light bulbs
  • Repair any damaged screen on all windows, attic vents, crawlspace vents.
  • Caulk around any openings for utility line, cables, and plumbing pipes.
  • Replace damaged weather stripping.

How to Treat Kissing Bug Bite

It is essential that you treat your kissing bugs bite, contact a health professional as soon as possible. If you are certain that these insects have bitten you, and you are experiencing some of the allergic reactions you should immediately contact a healthcare professional or go straight to the emergency room as soon as possible as the inflammation and swelling are getting fatal.

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Perla Irish

Perla Irish, who is more familiarly known as Irish, is the Content Manager at Dreamlandsdesign.com. She loves following trends around home and garden, interior design, and digital marketing. Through this blog, Irish wants to share information and help readers solve the problems they are experiencing.

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