Enjoying a glass of wine isn’t just good for the heart. It can also discourage bed bugs from biting your skin. According to a study conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, bed bugs like to drink alcohol-free blood instead of one with alcohol in it.

1. Yes Pest Pros, Inc.
Not into Beer:
Bed Bugs Prefer Alcohol-
Free Blood

2. Enjoying a glass of wine isn’t just good for the heart. It can also discourage
bed bugs from biting your skin. According to a study conducted by the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, bed bugs like to drink alcohol-free blood
instead of one with alcohol in it.
Bed Bugs Took Less Blood with Alcohol
Ph. D. candidate Ralph Narain mixed 200 Proof Ethanol into four expired
blood samples from the Nebraska blood bank. He mixed the ethanol with
blood to create the following blood alcohol concentrations (BAC): 0.1, 0.05,
0.025, and 0.01. He also prepared a blood sample with no alcohol as his
control.
After setting up the blood samples, he collected 20 adult bed bugs. He
weighed them, fed them the respective samples, and then checked their
weights again.

3. He discovered that the average weight of the bed bugs that drank the control
sample increased by more than 100 percent. Bed bugs that consumed the
blood with the lowest BAC (0.01) went up by 60 percent. The increase in bed
bug weight progressively fell as the alcohol level went up. In fact, the average
weight of bed bugs that drank the blood with the highest BAC (0.1) increased
only by 12.5 percent.
Alcohol Not a Pest Control Substitute
While drinking a few glasses of wine can deter bed bugs from sucking blood, it
won’t make them go away. Narain said that he is not suggesting that people
drink alcohol before bed to keep bed bugs from biting. Moreover, alcohol
cannot curb a bedbug infestation. Despite drinking less blood, they still lay
eggs and spread. One’s alcohol consumption won’t do anything significant to
control these little critters.

4. Sources:
 http://www.yespestpros.com/
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An effective way to get rid of a bed bug infestation would be to implement
several tactics, such as cleaning, washing, and sanitizing all affected surfaces.
Property owners who are not able to locate the source of the bed bug
infestation should look for experienced pest control specialists who know
where to check and have access to pest control solutions.