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.

Bed bugs may migrate into you home by hitch hiking on used furniture, luggage or clothing from hotel rooms, or even your clothing as you visit a movie theater. One female bed bug lays hundreds of eggs during her lifetime. This can lead to infestation of your own home. It does not matter if you keep your home clean or dirty. Cleanliness has nothing to do with bed bug infestation. They only need blood to survive. If they cannot get your blood, the will settle for the blood of 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.

Bed bugs like to hide during the daytime, so look in cracks and crevasses on the bed. One of the first places you may find bed bugs is behind the headboard of the bed. In addition to these hiding spots and looking for the actual bugs, you will want to look for brown or rust colored spots along the edges of bedding.

You may also see signs such as discarded skins or egg shells. Your box spring has many hiding places where the bugs can hide. Most of their lives may be spent inside the springs hidden by the mesh dust cover.

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.

You will need to take immediate action any time you detect bed bugs. If you are in a hotel ask for another room. If you are in your home, you may want to get rid of a mattress and buy a new one. Just be sure that you are rid of the bugs before bringing in the new mattress.

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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