Bed Bugs: What To Look For
It’s easy to not know you have bed bugs. They like to infest small out-of-the-way places like cracks, crevices and other areas that you don’t notice on a day-to-day basis. Keep an eye out for reddish stains on mattresses and sheets, dark spots, live reddish bugs crawling on mattresses and furniture, skins and eggshells. At Jarrod’s, we are experts at spotting the telltale signs of bed bug infestation and have the know-how and ability to exterminate bedbugs wherever they occur. We are expert bedbug exterminators with over 20 years of experience
Bed Bug Warning Signs
Do you often get one or more (usually 3 in a row) red, itchy bites at night?
Do you live in an area where neighbors have reported having a bed bug problem?
Have you seen small, rusty colored red bugs on your mattress or furniture?
Have you noticed bloody or dark stains on linens or mattresses?
Have you found a nest or a few bed bugs congregating together with eggs?
Facts about Bed Bugs
- Bed bug adults are about the size of an apple seed (3/16” in length)
- Bed Bugs only feed on blood
- Bed Bugs can live up to a year without feeding
- Large infestations of bed bugs can often leave a sweet scent in the room
- A female bed bugs can lay up to 500 eggs in her lifetime
Bed bug infestations can be very difficult to eradicate especially for do it yourselfers. We have a 100% success rate where other companies have failed. Our methods and products are so efficient, we guarantee there will be zero bed bugs alive when we leave. ZERO! For extreme bed bug extermination we utilize our “nuclear option.” We have treated hotels, motels and homes where the owners had given up all hope of ever being free of bed bugs. We restored that hope and have made all those skeptical customer believers again. Call today for a free inspection and quote. We exterminate bed bugs to Kingdom Come…all of them… GUARANTEED!
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Where You’re Going Wrong
“I’ll Save Money and Do it Myself”
This is not a good idea when it comes to bed bugs. You can’t get the right pesticides without a license and you don’t have the experience to do it right the first time. Why waste your time and money?
“They Can’t Be in the Furniture”
Bed bugs are opportunists. They will go where the easiest meal is. Whether that’s your recliner, your bed or your carpet doesn’t matter to them. Just because you don’t see them doesn’t mean they’re not there.
“Bed Bugs Only Live on Beds”
Wrong! Bed bugs primarily feed in your bed because that’s where you’re asleep and non-moving. The rest of the time they live in the small cracks and crevices on your bed and furniture.
Common Places To Check For Bed Bugs
Bed Bugs are small, flat and very thin. They can fit into cracks no bigger than the size of a credit card. That leaves a lot of areas to check if you think you may have an infestation.
Beds and mattresses comprise the overwhelming majority of bed bug hiding spots. This is the first place you want to thoroughly inspect. Use a flashlight and look at all folds, creases, and tufs of the mattress. Don’t forget to check the box spring as well (especially the underside). Check sheets for any blood spots they may have left behind.
Bed bugs also lilke to live in furniture that is used for long periods of time. Your favorite recliner may also be harboring bed bugs. Check seams and folds where fabric bunches up. Be sure to remove cushions and check the edges.
Bed bugs have been observed inhabiting perimeter areas of a room, as well. Inspect where the carpet meets baseboard. Look behind swath plates and outlet covers.
Stop Blaming Yourself
Bed bugs are not the sign of a dirty house. They might have been brought in through someone’s luggage or stowed away in an item from a neighbors house. It’s not important how you got them, it’s important to exterminate your bed bugs now.