4 Signs Your Home Has Bedbugs

Learn about the signs of bedbugs and take prior preventive action before severe bedbug infestation.

Bed bugs are known as the silent killers that feed on human blood. They are tiny and nasty critters that are hard to detect. Most of the people don’t have any idea, that they are sharing their home with these tiny critters.

Bed bugs generally hide under mattresses, underneath the furniture, under the bed frames, etc. They are hard to see by a naked eye. One cannot know or spot them until they don’t bite him.

What are the Signs of Bedbugs?

Do you know that bed bugs are great at hiding? You can actually live with them without even seeing a single one in your house. Bed bugs are difficult to see and this is the reason why people can’t see bed bugs even under their mattresses until they get bitten by them. Yes, their bites alert us to their presence.

If you have bed bugs hidden under your mattresses or bed frame then, every night you won’t be able to sleep and in the morning you will find red itchy skin mainly on your shoulder, back and neck. These are the places where the bed bugs mostly bite. So, mainly you have to notice these type of bites on your body to know you have bed bug infestation in your house.

Bed bug’s bites are same like mosquito bites. So, this can be confused with mosquito or other insects’ bites but, the best way to identify bedbugs’ bites is to check the way the insect has bitten you. If you have red itchy skin, look likes flat or raised red welts usually appear in a row. Bed bugs bite in a row instead of biting here and there in the whole body.

2. Bed Bugs Blood Stain

Bed bugs are the bloodsucker so, of course, they will try to such your blood. And these bloodsuckers are mostly active at night so that they can easily bite you and such your blood. So, this is the sign you need to look for to know you have bed bugs hidden under your bed.

Look for the bloodstains on your bed sheet. These reddish stains generally occur, when you are sleeping and unknowingly squash a bedbug with undigested blood mean in the process. This means if the bedbug has just bitten you then, you have accidentally killed it then, it will leave bloodstains on your sheet.

However, it’s still not the definitive sign of the presence of bedbugs, as the bloodstains and bites can be the result of a mosquito bite. So, let’s move to the other sign which can be a strong sign of the presence of bedbug in your home.

3. Unpleasant Odor

A solid, unpalatable, smelly scent like that of a wet towel is another common bed bug symptom. These bloodsuckers discharge pheromones, and when in extensive numbers, the odor can be very solid. If you discover a scent like a filthy locker room in your bedroom, you might need to play out an investigation.

4. Bedbug Eggs and Empty Eggshells

The color of bedbugs’ eggs are either pearly white or they are translucent when first laid. These are coated in a shiny film to help them stick to surfaces. Empty eggshells look exactly like the live ones but are less shiny and also a bit deflated.

Do you know that each day a female bed bug can lay 5 eggs and over 500 eggs in her lifetime? This means if you have bed bug infestation then there will be lots of eggs. You will find them mostly on fabric or rough surfaces. So, look out for empty eggshells that may exist in your bed frame, mattresses, etc.