by Jack Hanley

Bed bugs were not a problem for the sixty years following World War II. The introduction of DDT practically eradicated bed bugs in the United States. However with the banning of DDT, the problem started to grow again, and now you need to be careful that you do not develop a bed bug problem. There increase in population has made it imperative that you know about bed bug detection.

Bed bugs are about the same size and color as an apple seed. They live in upholstered furniture, beds and even in carpets. They prefer to live close to their food source, which means if they are in your home, you. They wait until you are sleeping soundly before sneaking out to have their midnight snack. If you awaken and start to move, they will scurry back into hiding quickly before being seen.

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.

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 find bed bugs in the house, take immediate action to get rid of them. It will be a difficult task and you may need to call an exterminator, although many are inexperienced in dealing with bed bugs. Your mattress and box springs may need to be encased in a plastic zipper bag to prevent the bugs from eating. They will die without blood.

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.

About the Author:
Want to find out more about bed bug detection, then visit Jack Hanley’s site on how to choose the best bed bug detection Connecticut for your needs.

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