Do bedbugs cause any disease apart from anemia?
Again, bedbugs do not spread disease, and there is little evidence that they can cause anemia, a blood disorder in which you don’t have enough red blood cells to carry the oxygen required by your body. A 2009 case study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal discussed one possible case in a 60-year-old man who had been bitten hundreds of times. The authors were able to find only one other case in the medical literature, and that was dated 1962. Does getting a plastic cover for your mattress help? A plastic cover will keep bedbugs out of your mattress (or trap them inside if they are already there), Henriksen says. However, bedbugs hide in all sorts of places, and there’s no piece of plastic that can cover everything. I know that ants and moths tend to dislike cinnamon and orange oil. Do bedbugs have any aversions? No, Henriksen says. The anti-pest industry is always testing new products, but they haven’t come up with anything yet. Many times, it is impossible to avoid th
