Do You Have Bed Bugs?

4/6/2018 (Permalink)

Bed Bug

Signs of a Bed Bug Infestation 

• Adult Bedbugs are the shape and size of an apple seed.
• After feeding, bed bugs defecate brown stains on porous surfaces.
• Bed bug bites may appear as red welts on the skin. 
• Bed bug can be found on mattresses, box springs, headboards, footboards, bed frames and other furniture near a bed.

Facts

• Bed bugs are easily transported into previously non-infested dwellings
• Bed Bugs can be found in hotels, gyms, offices, schools and stores. 
• Bed Bugs travel on bags, clothes and in vehicles.

Where Bed Bugs Hide

When not feeding, bed bugs hide in a variety of places. Around the bed, they can be found near the piping, seams and tags of the mattress and box spring, and in cracks on the bed frame and headboard.

If a room is heavily infested, you may find bed bugs:

• In the seams of chairs and couches, between cushions, in the folds of curtains
• In drawer joints
• In electrical receptacles and appliances
• Under loose wall paper and wall hangings
• At the junction where the wall and the ceiling meet
• Even in the head of a screw
• Since bed bugs are only about the width of a credit card, they can squeeze into really small hiding spots. If a crack will hold a credit card, it could hide a bed bug

Keeping a clean and uncluttered house can save you time and money by drastically decreasing your chance of bed bug infestation.