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Bed Bug Detection For Your Home

Prior to World War II bed bugs were common in the United States. Then with the introduction of DDT, bed bugs were almost completely eradicated in the U. S. Although they did remain in other parts of the world. Since DDT has been banned (for good reasons) bed bugs are becoming more common once again in the States. Their rise has made it important that you know the signs of bed bugs and about bed bug detection.

Bed bugs are approximately the same size and shape of an apple seed. The make their home in furniture, especially mattresses, but will live anywhere that humans are likely to sleep or nap. That is because you are their favorite midnight snack. When it gets dark at night, they like to come out to eat. Once they are full, they scurry back to their favorite hiding place so that you are unaware of their presence.

You can get bed bugs in your home from used furniture, luggage that has been in a hotel room, or even from visiting a movie theater. Once one female bed bug gets into you home she can lay hundreds of eggs in her lifetime. This can lead to an infestation of a home. Unlike with other insects that can infest a home, cleanliness has nothing to do with bed bug infestation. All they need to survive is blood. While they prefer human blood, if it cannot be found, they will take blood from your pets.

If a home is fully infested with bed bugs, there is a musty foul odor that fill the space. In fact, one way that bed bugs are detected is by the use of specially trained dogs that use their super sensitive noses to sniff out the bugs. Hopefully, you will be able to look for other signs of bed bugs that will allow you to get the problem under control before it becomes an all out infestation.

Since bed bugs like to hide during the daytime, it is important that you check out cracks and creases on the bed. Look along rails and behind the headboard. Look for rusty or brown colored stains on mattresses and bedding to be sure that you do not have a problem with bed bugs.

Keep an eye out for egg shells or discarded skins from molting bugs. Remember that your box springs offer a multitude of places for bed bugs to hide as do ripped or torn mattresses.

If you detect bed bugs in your home, take immediate action to control the population. Encase the mattress in plastic zipper bags so the bugs starve to death. Launder all bedding that can fit into the washing machines.

If you choose instead to discard your mattress and replace it, remove all clutter from the room and be sure that there are no bugs present before bringing in new bedding. Otherwise, you will just be starting the problem all over again.

Learn more about bed bug detection. Stop by Jack Hanley’s site where you can find out all about bed bug detection Connecticut and what it can do for you.

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