How To Identify A Bed Bug
Bed bugs are one of the most perplexing pests to detect around your home due to their smaller size, dark color, and ability to hitchhike from area to area. Bed bugs are often dark brown in color but can be reddish-brown if they have recently eaten. They are approximately the same size and shape as an apple seed and prefer sleeping quarters to live in, hence their name. You can find bed bugs in any home, clean or dirty, and in any area on furniture, walls, carpets, or along beds.
In general, what causes bed bugs to start invading your home is picking up a hitchhiker or two when passing through an infected area and bringing it inside; certain bed bug hotspots like hotels and motels or airports are significant culprits for spreading bed bugs.
Why Bed Bugs Bite
Bed bugs feed off of the blood of humans and other mammals. This is why bed bugs bite – they are looking for a source of food. Bed bugs are also more active at night and tend to prefer biting sleeping individuals because there are fewer of you noticing them and interrupting their feeding time. Bed bugs may feed through one bite between three and ten minutes before becoming engorged and retreating to their hiding spaces.
It is essential to implement bed bug control techniques to prevent these bed bug bites as they can lead to secondary infections due to itching or anxiety and a loss of sleep.
The Best Way To Get Rid Of Bed Bugs
The best way to get rid of bed bugs for good is to invest in pest control to kill bed bugs. Our experts at Absolute Home And Pest Solutions will be able to provide you with professional bed bug control that addresses your home’s bed bug infestation with tailored solutions. Plus, local pest control for bed bugs is often much more effective and much less stressful than investing in DIY removal methods, which are unlikely to get rid of an entire bed bug invasion.
How To Prevent The Return Of Bed Bugs To Your Home
To protect your home from future bed bug invasions, you can follow the below prevention tactics:
- Always elevate your luggage when traveling and consider vacuum-sealing your clothes. Also, wash all clothes in hot water to kill potential bed bug hitchhikers when you return from a trip.
- Search accommodation areas or other rooms for signs of bed bugs. Use a flashlight to check wall cracks and furniture seams for bed bug bodies and gloved hands to look for signs of staining on beds, walls, or furniture.
- Always leave second-hand items outside overnight on a white sheet. Don't bring the items inside your home if staining occurs or bed bug bodies appear.
And remember, if you want to eradicate an ongoing infestation of bed bugs from your home, you should be reaching out to the professionals at Absolute Home And Pest Solutions at the first signs of this pest in your home.