Have you ever awoken to find itchy spots on your body? Well, it is likely that you have acquired bed bug bites while you have been sleeping, these bugs feed on humans during the evening hours and produce bumps and welts.

Bed mites comes from a family of bugs that are often referred to as the Cimicidaes - these mites are blood sucking pests which prey on humans, birds and mammals. All of these bugs are known to have a reddish brown colour and the females are noticeably larger than the male bed mites. The females typically lay their eggs in crevices and cracks around walls and floorboards in homes, hospitals and overcrowded spaces. The eggs usually hatch within three to five days and the cycle will start all over again as they continue to reproduce and spread. Over the last decade the number of homes being infested with bed bugs has increased dramatically all around the world. Many figure that the bed mites have become resistant to chemical pesticides that would have been traditionally used to eradicate them. The insecticide Pyrethroid is one known treatment that has been known to not kill the bed mites.

Sometimes when people are bitten by bed bugs they do not recognize them and may even be mistaken for different skin ailments or insect bites. In most cases bed mite bites will be discovered from a swelling bite or flat welt on uncovered areas of the skin. Reactions from the insects bite range from person to person and the species of the bed bug, the surroundings of your environment and skin type may also play a large part. In some cases bed mite bites can even cause serious allergic illness. Bed bugs are attracted to physical heat, carbon dioxide from breathing and sweating while people sleep.

There are many ways to ease the signs and symptoms of the bed mites bites: 1. Apply topical corticosteroids - Creams such as Hydrocortisone is likely the best one to use. These creams will relieve the symptoms and itching associated with bed bugs. 2. Systemic Corticosteroids - These creams will reduce the itching and burning associated with the bed mite bites but will not reduce the looks of them. 3. Oral Antihistamines - Taking antihistamines will give you temporary relief from the itching online. 4. Using hot water applied to the areas can help reduce the look of them and also reduce the itching.