How to inspect for bed bugs.

So you think you might have bed bugs ? You or someone in your household may experience whelps or bumps on your skin every morning. Or you, yourself have been experiencing irritated skin. Well, you click on the right article.

In this article ,we will discuss questions to ask yourself, as well as what are signs of bed bugs, along with what tools you will need to perform an inspection. 

 

 If you’re in the Tulsa ,Oklahoma area contact Tulsa Bed Bug Specialist, if not , You may consider calling a pest control professional in your area , but in the chance of a large inspection cost, or a long way out for an inspection appointment,

here are some things you can do to discover and confirm bed bugs yourself.

 

Well the first thing, you ask yourself is,  why do you think you have bed bugs? 

 

Have you been experiencing itchy and irritated skin or noticed new bumps or welts on a regular basis? 

Have you been somewhere new , or spent the night at a hotel,  Airbnb, or a friend’s house ( IMAGE 0 )lately? 

Have you recently purchased used furniture?

 Have your kids been at a sleepover or has your roommate recently been somewhere else overnight?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then that could possibly add to the positive confirmation of bed bugs.

The next step is to check your home and furniture.

 

 First, you want to grab yourself a flashlight. If available, you can also get a magnifying glass and a pair of disposable gloves. 

 

 

 

So,What to look for? We are gonna look for bed bugs but sometimes their not that obvious . So, let’s look for other signs like  pepper stains, molting shells, and bed bug eggs which resemble small white grains of rice. 

 

Now ! bed bugs themselfs, are about the size of an apple seed as an adult, 3/16 to ¼ of an inch long. , as a nymphs they can appear a quarter of the size of an adult, and even smaller once newly born.They are oval size and a reddish-brown color,  and after feeding they can appear a little plumper.  

 

 The first place to look may be a little obvious but that would be checking your bed. Looking on the edges of sheets and blankets and inside pillowcases, make sure to be gentle while looking, you don’t  want to flip a bed bug across the room.  Bag up all bedding and sheets in a trash bag to prevent spreading.

 

Next, check the seams of the mattress. Use your flashlight to look up under the mattress ( IMAGE 2 ) and tags.

 

After, start checking the boxspring, look into the corner folds of the box spring.

Turn the box spring on its side and check under the staple fabric and under the dust cloth. 

 

( IMAGE 4 )Next, you’ll want to look into the cracks and crevices of the headboard. Start with the back, then move to the front remember, bed bugs are great hiders. 

 

if bed bugs have not been discovered at this point, check inside the screw holes of the bed frame on the bottom of the mattress and box springs.  ( IMAGE 5 )

 

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Additional places to look are the corners of any computer, gaming, or kitchen chairs in the home. 

 

ReclinerBackFCheck the bottom of the footrest of any recliner you may have and also look under the back frame. Check the crevices of the recliner or couches. Another great place to look would be the zipper seams of the living room couch.

 

This should be enough locations to examine to get a yay or nay on your bed bug problem, but here are some additional facts that will help you inspect for bed bugs in other situations if needed. 

 

There is a myth that bed bugs are invisible. this is not true, bed bugs are born translucent and they receive their color by getting their first blood meal. 

Second, bed bugs cannot jump or fly, so you will find them on items on the floor, or on walls.

And third bed bugs are slow-moving insects, so they do like to stay close to their blood meal, so more than likely you will find them around humans like beds, nightstands, or wherever the host, stays or sits  the most.

If you had discovered bed bugs, contact your local pest control company for advice and treatment options. You can visit Tulsabedbugspecialist.com for more videos, articles, and advice.