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How to Detect Bedbugs

Detecting bedbugs can be difficult, as they are both nocturnal and small in size. However, evidence of a bedbug infestation may be found in bedding and on mattresses. People sometimes roll onto bedbugs while they sleep, resulting in bloodstains upon the sheets. Live bedbugs leave clusters of dark brown or black spots of dried excrement on infested surfaces. Bedbugs also exude a subtle, sweet, musty odor.

Bedbugs have flattened wingless, brown or reddish-brown bodies. They can be found in bed sheets, box springs, walls, clothing and luggage.  They prefer tight crevices and dark locations where they can remain hidden and protected. Mattresses and other furniture may also host these parasitic insects. Bedbugs are easily transported into previously non-infested dwellings and studies have linked outbreaks to tourism.

If you have detected a bedbug infestation within your home, contact a pest control professional to discuss extermination options.

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