If you suspect there are bedbugs in your home, look for signs of them in your bed and other areas.
For example, they often hide in:
- mattresses
- bed frames
- headboards
- curtains
- Wall clock and Wallpaper
- carpeting around baseboards
- cracks or seams of furniture
- spaces behind light switches and electrical outlet plates
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The risks of bed bug bites
Bedbugs can live in any home or public area. But they're common in places that have a lot of people,
a lot of turnover, and close quarters.
You may be at increased risk for encountering bedbugs if you live or work in a:
- hotel
- hospial
- laundry shop
- college dorm
- homeless shelter
- cinema theater
- buying used furniture
- using public transport
Bedbugs can live in any home or public area. But they're common in places that have a lot of people,
a lot of turnover, and close quarters. You may be at increased risk for encountering bedbugs if you live or work in a:
Identify all infested areas
If you've got bedbugs, you want to find them early before they start to reproduce. It's much easier and cheaper
to treat a small infestation than a big one. Yet smaller infestations can be harder to detect.
Bedbugs' small, narrow bodies enable them to squeeze into tiny spots like the seams of a mattress or couch, and the folds of curtains. Also look for them in places like these:
- near the tags of the mattress and box spring
- in cracks in the bed frame and headboard
- in baseboards
- between couch cushions
- in furniture joints
- inside electrical outlets
- under loose wallpaper
- underneath paintings and posters on the walls
- in the seam where the wallpaper and ceiling meet
Monitor the affected areas
Bedbugs can take some time to wipe out. Before you can trust that your treatment has worked, you need proof that the bugs have moved on.
Check the infested areas about once every seven days for signs of activity.
These devices will trap bedbugs before they can climb up into your bed. You may need to keep checking the interceptors for a full year.
Kill the bedbugs
You can first try to remove bedbugs without chemicals. These bugs are pretty easy to kill with high heat, 115°F (46°C), or intense cold , 32°F(less than 0°C
Here are a few ways to treat bedbugs using these methods:
- Wash bedding and clothes in hot water for 30 minutes. Then put them in a dryer on the highest heat setting for 30 minutes.
- Use a steamer on mattresses, couches, and other places where bedbugs hide.
- Pack up infested items in black bags and leave them outside on a hot day (95 degrees) or in a closed car.
In cooler temperatures, it can take two to five months to kill sealed-up bugs.
- Put bags containing bedbugs in the freezer at 0°F (-17°C). Use a thermometer to check the temperature. Leave them in there for at least four days.
Keep the bedbugs out
Once the bedbugs are gone, you'll want to make sure they stay gone for good.
Prevention tips
- Clear up any clutter. Don't leave papers, magazines, clothes, or other items on the floor.
- Cover your mattress and box spring with a bedbug cover and zip it up all the way.
- Vacuum and wash bedding, furniture, curtains, and carpets often.
- Seal cracks around light sockets, baseboards, and electrical outlets so bedbugs can't sneak in.
- Check for bedbugs in hotel rooms when you travel to avoid bringing them home with you.
Pictures of different bites and stings
Kill the bedbugs
You can first try to remove bedbugs without chemicals. These bugs are pretty easy to kill with high heat, 115°F (46°C), or intense cold , 32°F(less than 0°C
Here are a few ways to treat bedbugs using these methods:
- Wash bedding and clothes in hot water for 30 minutes. Then put them in a dryer on the highest heat setting for 30 minutes.
- Use a steamer on mattresses, couches, and other places where bedbugs hide.
- Pack up infested items in black bags and leave them outside on a hot day (95 degrees) or in a closed car.
In cooler temperatures, it can take two to five months to kill sealed-up bugs. - Put bags containing bedbugs in the freezer at 0°F (-17°C). Use a thermometer to check the temperature. Leave them in there for at least four days.
Keep the bedbugs out
Once the bedbugs are gone, you'll want to make sure they stay gone for good.
Prevention tips
- Clear up any clutter. Don't leave papers, magazines, clothes, or other items on the floor.
- Cover your mattress and box spring with a bedbug cover and zip it up all the way.
- Vacuum and wash bedding, furniture, curtains, and carpets often.
- Seal cracks around light sockets, baseboards, and electrical outlets so bedbugs can't sneak in.
- Check for bedbugs in hotel rooms when you travel to avoid bringing them home with you.
Pictures of different bites and stings
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The form a bite takes depends on what type of insect bit you. Take a look at the photos below to help identify which insect may have caused your bug bite.
- The itchy rash is caused by an allergic reaction to the bedbug bite.
- The small rashes have red, swollen areas and dark-red centers.
- Bites may appear in a line or grouped together, usually on areas of the body not covered by clothing, such as the hands, neck, or feet.
- There may be very itchy blisters or hives at the bite site.
Bed bug bites on a baby
If you suspect that your baby or child has been bitten by bedbugs, check their sheets, mattress, bed frame, and nearby baseboards for signs of the bugs.
To treat bedbug bites on your baby or child, wash the bites with soap and water. Consider applying a cold compress or calamine lotion.
Talk to your child's doctor or pharmacist before using topical steroid creams or oral antihistamines to treat the bites. Some medications may not be safe for babies or young children.
If your child is old enough to understand your instructions, ask them not to scratch the bites. To prevent scratching, it may also help to trim your child's nails and cover the bites with a bandage.
Non-chemical and chemical treatments Here are a few types of insecticides you can try:
This type of chemical works on bedbugs that have become resistant to other pesticides.
The advantage to dessicants is that bedbugs can't become resistant to them, but they work slowly. These products can take a few months to kill off all the bugs.
Read the label carefully. Leave the room before you set off a fogger.
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