Residential Pest Control Services – Bed Bugs

How to check for bed bugs

Have you wanted to know how to check for bed bugs? Most of the time, there is no way of knowing where a bed bug infestation originated or how it was brought into your home. The good news is that bed bugs leave certain signs behind that let us know they were there or are in your home so that you can start the elimination process. To find the signs that bed bugs leave behind, one must know how to check for bed bugs in various places around the home. To do this effectively, one can use specific tools to see a bed bug, such as a magnifying glass, double stick tape, and a putty knife. A flashlight may also be helpful for dark or hard-to-see areas. These tools may sound random, but because bed bugs are so small and like to hide in cracks and crevices, you may not be able to see them with the naked eye. Follow the steps below for different ways on how to check for bed bugs around your home.

The first places you want to check are the beds around your home. To do this, remove all the bed linens and covers from the bed so that only the mattress is showing. Look for reddish-brown stains in a circular pattern on the mattress. These stains are usually found on the box spring or in the crack and crevices of the mattress. If you notice an area like this, take your magnifying glass or double-stick tape to the mattress area and look for bed bugs. You can also check sofas, chairs, and other furniture the exact same way when looking for bed bugs.

Bed bugs are tiny bugs that are white to brown. These bugs are often most noticeable after they feed when they turn a rusty color, much like the color of blood. Bed bugs are no bigger than an apple seed, and knowing how to check for bed bugs effectively and what to look for can help you identify a problem before it gets out of control.

Using a putty knife, you want to look for bed bugs in small cracks and crevices around your home, particularly around window sills and baseboards. Scrape the knife along these cracks and look for dried blood and other signs mentioned above. Knowing how to check for bed bugs and identifying them is very important for removal.

If you notice after checking for bed bugs that you may have an infestation, contact a pest control professional who is capable of handling the problem. You can also take certain steps after the professional has done his job to eliminate the possibility of having bed bugs in your home again. This process is very similar to learning how to check for bed bugs around the home, except that certain steps are taken to eliminate and kill any bed bugs that may be lurking around the home even after the professional has sprayed for the problem.