Keep reading to discover four major signs of bed bugs to watch out for.
Can you see bed bugs on your mattress.
Learning how to tell if you have bed bugs in your mattress can help you keep them from spreading.
If you happen to see bed bug eggs on the mattress then it is an indication that your mattress has been infested with bed bugs.
Bedbugs are usually about the size of an apple seed.
Adult bedbugs are indeed visible to the human eye although some of us may need to put on our prescription glasses.
They are laid with a sticky translucent film which makes them appear shiny.
If you have bed bugs you might notice a dark reddish stain.
Bed bugs also exude a subtle sweet musty odor.
Look at your bed first.
When not feeding bed bugs hide in a variety of places.
The bed bug eggs are about 1 millimeter long.
However evidence of a bed bug infestation may be found in bedding and on mattresses.
If you have obvious signs of being bitten you still need to make sure that the culprit isn t some other insect such as fleas or ticks.
In the seams of chairs and couches between cushions in the folds of curtains.
If the room is heavily infested you may find bed bugs.
Around the bed they can be found near the piping seams and tags of the mattress and box spring and in cracks on the bed frame and headboard.
Live bed bugs leave clusters of dark brown or black spots of dried excrement on infested surfaces.
The film enables them to adhere to the surface on which they are laid.