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Telltale Signs that Bed Bugs Have Found Their Way into Your Home
Cimex lectularius, or the common bed bug, has been recorded as a parasite of humans and other warm-blooded animals for thousands of years. Tiny, flat, and oval-shaped, they can move very quickly and hide in some of the smallest household crevices. Their ability to hide and their nocturnal nature can keep them from being detected for a long time, sometimes until the infestation becomes severe. Here are three telltale signs that bed bugs have crept their way into your home.
You wake up with an itchy rash. Bed bug bites can be easily confused with other insect bites. They can, however, be identified more easily based on the placement and pattern of the bites. Bed bugs tend to bite most on the neck, face, hands, and arms in a rough line or cluster pattern. The bites are usually swollen and red, with a darker red spot in the middle. If you wake up with bites that you don’t remember having before you went to sleep, then it is likely that bed bugs are the culprit.
You see them. Bed bugs are very small, but can still be seen with the naked eye if you know where to look. If you suspect that you might be sharing your room or sofa with bed bugs, check out their favorite places to hide: under box springs, seams in mattresses, folds in upholstered furniture, baseboards, and in the cracks of headboards. You may also notice evidence on your pillowcases or bed sheets, including small blood stains or bug excrement stains.
You smell a sweet, musty odor. Bed bugs have a distinctive smell. The smell is usually faint and localized to where the bugs are hiding, but can be more easily noticed with a heavy infestation. The odor they release from their scent glands has been likened to moldy shoes, coriander, and over-ripe raspberries.
Burns Pest Elimination takes bed bug infestation very seriously and our K9 inspectors are trained to detect bed bugs at all stages with the utmost accuracy. Call us at (623) 201-4992 to learn more about our elimination services.
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Cimex lectularius, or the common bed bug, has been recorded as a parasite of humans and other warm-blooded animals for thousands of years. Tiny, flat, and oval-shaped, they can move very quickly and hide in some of the smallest household crevices. Their ability to hide and their nocturnal nature can keep them from being detected for a long time, sometimes until the infestation becomes severe. Here are three telltale signs that bed bugs have crept their way into your home.
You wake up with an itchy rash. Bed bug bites can be easily confused with other insect bites. They can, however, be identified more easily based on the placement and pattern of the bites. Bed bugs tend to bite most on the neck, face, hands, and arms in a rough line or cluster pattern. The bites are usually swollen and red, with a darker red spot in the middle. If you wake up with bites that you don’t remember having before you went to sleep, then it is likely that bed bugs are the culprit.
You see them. Bed bugs are very small, but can still be seen with the naked eye if you know where to look. If you suspect that you might be sharing your room or sofa with bed bugs, check out their favorite places to hide: under box springs, seams in mattresses, folds in upholstered furniture, baseboards, and in the cracks of headboards. You may also notice evidence on your pillowcases or bed sheets, including small blood stains or bug excrement stains.
You smell a sweet, musty odor. Bed bugs have a distinctive smell. The smell is usually faint and localized to where the bugs are hiding, but can be more easily noticed with a heavy infestation. The odor they release from their scent glands has been likened to moldy shoes, coriander, and over-ripe raspberries.
Burns Pest Elimination takes bed bug infestation very seriously and our K9 inspectors are trained to detect bed bugs at all stages with the utmost accuracy. Call us at (623) 201-4992 to learn more about our elimination services.
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