A Brief History Of The Bed Bug

A Brief History Of The Bed Bug You may not think of an animal like the bed bug of having a history, but this one does. In fact, it has been found that this is one of the strongest species of animals present on the Earth because of what it has... More

A Brief History Of The Bed Bug You may not think of an animal like the bed bug of having a history, but this one does. In fact, it has been found that this is one of the strongest species of animals present on the Earth because of what it has accomplished. While most humans would be okay with the bed bug being extinct this is anything but what is likely to happen over the next years. A Look Back Taking a look back, it can be found that the bed bug has been found in ancient writings. It is commonly believed that the bed bug has been around for thousands of years, probably as long as humans have inhabited Earth as well. The bed bug was first called a pest in the 17th century. They came to the Americas just as the colonists did. They traveled with them on board the shipping vessels that were used by immigrants. With each new wave of colonists came a new wave of bed bugs. The 1940s and 1950s In the 1940s and the 1950s, the United States was using a product called DDT. This is kno Less