Bed bugs, about 3 to 5 mm in size, may be small but what nuisances they have become all over the world. Nobody seems to like the little blood suckers. Oh by the way, they have three pairs of legs. The bed bug population keeps growing. Studies have indicated that the resistance bed bugs have to many currently available pesticides has strongly contributed to the estimated 500 percent increase in the bed bug population that has occurred just in the past few years. Perhaps after bed bugs figure out how to get taller they will take over the world.

Bed bugs seems to enjoy living in New York City and New Jersey. Actually, they seem to enjoy living all over the nation. About one-third of the people that get attacked by bed bugs get bite reactions that are often clustered in groups. To prevent bed bug bites people need to have a bed bug prevention plan. Bed bug monitors give an early warning of a bed bug infestation and make excellent assets to a bed bug prevention plan.