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We have quite an old apartment building, a panel building, and we've seen all sorts of things here: cockroaches, house bugs. The latter, by the way, appear with some regularity. We can't sell the apartment because of the quality of the construction, the price is undervalued. But we plan to move to other housing, so for the time being we tolerate the parasite tenants. I already know a lot about ways to combat them, but still every time there are surprises.
A friend recently advised me a great way to deal with bed bugs - there is a mixture of ammonia and water. But I told her that I had a different kind of insect. I could see that she was surprised, but she didn't say anything. I want to check with an expert to see if it is true that bed bugs and house bugs are the same thing. If so, I now have the opportunity to use a variety of methods to combat them. Previously, I only chose some that mentioned household parasites. Please clarify if bed bugs and house bugs have anything in common, a close-up photo of each of their species makes it clear that they do. Thank you for your attention.
A friend recently advised me a great way to deal with bed bugs - there is a mixture of ammonia and water. But I told her that I had a different kind of insect. I could see that she was surprised, but she didn't say anything. I want to check with an expert to see if it is true that bed bugs and house bugs are the same thing. If so, I now have the opportunity to use a variety of methods to combat them. Previously, I only chose some that mentioned household parasites. Please clarify if bed bugs and house bugs have anything in common, a close-up photo of each of their species makes it clear that they do. Thank you for your attention.
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Opinion of an expert
Irina
Zoology major, Department of Biology, specialization - entomologist. "Be faster than a bedbug, then success will come!"
Bed bugs have many names. "Domestic" is one of the options. But this should not mislead you, because the same means are used to control the parasites. There is also no difference in the external signs of the bites. Insects of this species leave specific traces, unlike any other. But it is important to understand how a house bug bite looks, photos with names and descriptions can be further looked at. This will allow you in the future to independently determine which of the pests appeared at home. The main sign of the parasites are "tracks" of bites on a person's skin. These traces are found most often, even if no one has seen the insects yet.
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