So just how do you find bed bugs?
Rather than looking for actual bites, you want to look for signs that they’ve visited your home. The Environmental Protection Agency says that you need to keep an eye out for the following things:
· Rusty or reddish stains on bed sheets or mattresses caused by bed bugs being crushed
· Dark spots (about this size: •), which are bed bug excrement and may bleed on the fabric like a marker would
· Eggs and eggshells, which are tiny (about 1mm) and pale yellow skins that nymphs shed as they grow larger
· Live bed bugs
Where Do Bedbugs Hide?
You also need to know where they hide. The first step to doing this is to look around the bed itself. Check the seams of the mattress and in any cracks and crevices in or near the bed.
It’s also important to check other areas of your home. Look at chairs and couches. Dive into any crevices to see if they’re hiding, and check curtains.
Further, look in things like drawers and appliances. Check behind pictures. And inspect the underside and inside of items in your home.