Bed bugs, in recent decades, have become a growing problem in commercial businesses and residential homes alike. After WWII bed bugs were nearly obliterated from the U.S. but with their growing tolerance to once effective pesticides, and the convenience of worldwide traveling, bed bugs are flourishing in the U.S. once again. Though bed bugs haven’t been linked to any known diseases state side, knowing they are present can make you fill crawly and filthy, despite the pristine condition you have your home in. Today, A-Tex Pest Management would like to list the tell tale signs your home is infested with bed bugs.
What Do Bed Bugs Look Like?
Before we get into the signs of bed bugs, we feel you should know a little bit about them. Bed bugs are very tiny, flat, roundish and brown. However, just after a bloody banquet, they will appear bloated and possess a reddish hue to their bodies. Bed bugs are nocturnal. The children’s nursery rhymes derived from fact, they will come out to feast while you slumber. Small populations will more than likely stick to the bed for daylight hours. They often look to hiding along the frame, headboard, bedding, box spring and mattress. Being extremely small, they prefer to burrow into cracks, holes and crevices for security. Mattresses have seems, and divots from embroidery patterns, where they can easily blend in. Once their numbers increase, they will often spread out in the room, hiding anywhere they can. For example, they have been known to seek refuge in outlets, behind light switch plates, in picture frames, under lifted wallpaper, under baseboards, door frames, windows frames, under lifted carpet in closets, along furnishings and anywhere they can get to with convenience. Bed bugs are excellent climbers and can manipulate their bodies in most places.
How Easily Do Bed Bugs Transfer?
With public accommodations being what they are, bed bugs can be transported unknowingly in luggage, daily carry-on like purses or briefcases, backpacks, satchels, even in the folds of clothes you are currently wearing. Bed bugs have been located on buses, trains, planes and any public transportation; they can easily infest movie theaters, offices, schools, health care facilities, lodging establishments, virtually anywhere that caters to the public. Basically, we are saying you can pick up a hitch hiker or 2 and not even realize it until they have settled into your home.
What are the First Signs of a Bed Bug Infestation?
The good news there is some warning signs to your home being infested, and once you suspect their presence Dumbo Bed Bug Exterminators have your back. Signs could be any of the following:
– Bed bug exoskeleton shells, or molted skin debris.
– Rusty fecal stains on your sheets.
– Blood stained adorning your pajamas and/or sheets.
– Raised, red welts that burn and itch.
– Bed bug bite rash located in the feeding area.
– Straight lines of multiple bite marks.
Bed Bug Pest Inspections, Treatment, Control, Removal & More in Austin, Round Rock, Leander, Pflugerville & Cedar Park Texas
Bed bugs are clever enough to hide during the day, but dumb enough not to cover their tracks after their blood-lusting ways. Recognizing the signs can stop bed bug infestations from spilling into the whole house or into other apartments. If you believe bed bugs are hunkering down in your home, you need the highly qualified and certified expert technicians of A-Tex Pest Management to come to the rescue. Call us today to get started.
