Where do bedbugs come from?

Where do bedbugs come from?

Written by Abet Tonny

I am going to look at this question in two ways. One, the origin and two, how where people can contract bedbug from.

Scientist think bedbugs were once insects like mosquitoes. But they grew preference for human blood thus also losing their ability to fly -I mean their wings. This made bedbugs commonly found in caves where our ancestors lived. The progress in civilisation including better housing simmilarly promoted bedbugs from caves through stone houses, estates and modern homes in our villages, towns and cities. 

Bedbugs also fed on bats and other birds -including your chicken at home. Up to now, some types of bedbug solely feed on bats. 

In ancient writings, bedbug was mentioned in as early as 40 BC by Greece then in 77 AD by Aristotle in Rome. Local plant names like 'oboke cwari' meaning anti-bedbug leaf in Lango reveals bedbug has been a burden in all other parts of Africa.

This leads us to second area, where we can contract bedbug. Well, the biggest source of bedbug attack in our homes is still from school going children who reside in school -50%. Most of the schools and university residences have bedbug. During holidays, huge population of bedbug is often brought to us home from the belongings of our lovely sons and daughters. The other avenues bedbug find its way into your home include; kind visit to bedbug infested home/room -15%, use of public means of transport like taxi and train -10%, taking and using second hand clothes and other abandoned furniture or electricals -20%, sleeping bedbug infested hotels and offering domestic pest control service -5%.