Bedbugs are worse than you think

March 8th, 2010 Posted in General Insurance Tips

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 what is being spoken about here are common pests such as cockroaches, bedbugs and wasps. 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 .

Bedbug numbers are on the rise and are slowly becoming a serious problem. They are not just being found in bedrooms anymore but in other places like sofas, chairs and in curtains. They feed on human blood so theres a reason not to like them. If the worst comes to the worst it is possible that they bite someone up to 500 times in one night. The only good thing (if that is possible) is that they do not carry any diseases so you know that if you do get bitten not to worry about that. 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 kind of pushed back thinking that they had all but gone. They have slowly been gaining numbers and have come back worse than ever. Of course broad types of pesticides are not used anymore as so many specific ones are out there.

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.