How Do You Know if You Have Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are making a strong comeback into people’s homes recently, and more and more households are finding them to be a real issue. The bed bugs are small insects, which are known to be the smallest vampires known to mankind. They like to live in people's mattresses, and this is where their name comes from. They may seem small and insignificant, but they live in big colonies, and they can be very dangerous to people when they bite them. This is why it's very important to get rid of them as soon as we realise they exist. But first we need to know how to recognise if we have them in the house.

Back in the day, bed bugs were thought to invade messy, dirty and poorly kept homes, as well as individuals with questionable personal hygiene. More recent studies and statistics though have found, that bed bugs don’t discriminate between homes or people, they invade homes of all sorts and bite anyone in their path. Some bed bugs are also disease carriers, and can cause people certain skin or blood conditions, so the problem needs to be dealt with timely and properly. Chances are you will have to use a professional bed bug treatment London. The exterminators are experienced in eradication and prevention of infestations of all sorts, and will rid you of these pests for good. The quickest way to find a suitable pest control company in London is to go online and check some of the service providers operating in your area.

Some people might be suspecting an infestation of bed bugs in their bedroom, but unsure if this is the actual problem, so how to know?

First of all, look for unexplained bites on your body and the bodies of other family members. Bed bugs will leave a series of bites, the bites are usually red lumps, which are sore and very itchy. Some people find the bites to be quite painful and the fact, that the lumps can take up to a week to heal is a real problem, especially for children, who scratch the bites and make things worse. If you have this kind of bites after you get up out of bed, it's a certain sign that you have bed bugs in there. You should avoid the infested bed as much as possible, and find some ointment to soothe the pain from the bites.

Look through your bed linen, check all the folds for things, like small blood spots, brown bits and pieces – these are the poop and shed skin of bed bugs and actual bed bugs, dead or living. Check the stitch lines of your linen, your mattress and the nooks and crannies of your bed frame. If you see small dark stains, blood spots, tiny bits of brown material and other similar things, then you can be sure of a bed bug infestation.

A real problem is that these little insects actually live inside the mattress, therefore they cannot be visually detected all the time. It is strongly recommended, and most exterminators will back this up, to dispose of the mattress immediately and purchase a new one as superficial extermination methods cannot work inside the mattress.

The bed bugs are really unpleasant creatures, because they invade the most personal part of our homes – our beds. Sometimes it takes weeks for people to realise that they have this problem. The key to getting rid of these pests is the early knowing in we have them. If you wait too long, they will occupy your bed for good, and you will have to get a new one.