Bedbug manifestation has become more prevalent in the United States of late. Nowadays, the majority of the people with bedbug infestations at their homes have gotten them from hotels, public seats and from buying used furniture (Kells, 2016). I have chosen to write about this topic because it is one of the problems people in the United States are faced with. Bed Bug manifestation may also be brought about by the changes in climate. Changes in climate affect the breeding process of these insects because during warm weather; they may multiply to great numbers (Lai, Ho, Glick, & Jagdeo, 2016).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), deals with bed bug cases. It aims to reduce the numbers of these pests in the country by employing certain mechanisms. One of the tools used in the control of these pests is spraying of infested homes and offices. People are advised to spray their furniture to prevent these insects from breeding inside.
Studies by the United States Environmental Protection Agency show that traveling to many places also facilitates the spread of these insects (Lai, Ho, Glick, & Jagdeo, 2016). Bed bugs are also spread because of lack of enough knowledge. An individual may go to a hotel infested with bed bugs and go home with his luggage not knowing that the insects could have hidden there.
The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has mentioned bed bugs as a public health concern in the United States. Bed bugs are termed as an environmental issue because their spread and multiplication are affected by the change in the environment such as a change in weather and their transportation from one environment to another through the individual’s clothes or luggage.
In conclusion, the CDC advice people on reducing bed bugs in their homes and offices to avoid any secondary infections that may result from scratching the wound. Bed bugs do not cause significant health issues, but they might psychologically torture the individual (Kells, 2016). Moreover, if these animals bite some people, they experience allergic reactions.
References
Kells, S. A. (2016). Infested: How the Bed Bug Infiltrated Our Bedrooms and Took Over the World. By Brooke Borel. Chicago (Illinois): University of Chicago Press. $26.00. xvi+ 259 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-0-226-04193-3 (hc); 978-0-226-04209-1 (eb). 2015. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 91(1).
Lai, O., Ho, D., Glick, S., & Jagdeo, J. (2016). Bed bugs and possible transmission of human pathogens: a systematic review. Archives of dermatological research, 308(8), 531-538.
