Any resident who suspects they may have bedbugs in the home should contact a licensed pest control agency immediately.

Bedbug symptoms on the body include red, itchy, mosquito-like welts on the neck, arms, or legs. The insects are nocturnal, feeding on hosts at night. Getting rid of bed bugs is not easy because they can hide almost anywhere.

People in homes with infestations of this pest often never even see a live insect, unless they purposely stay up at night ready to turn on the lights on the unsuspecting pests. Other signs can include the following:

• Red streaks on a mattress, sheets, other furniture, or even behind peeling paint or wallpaper where the bugs can hide
• Hulls or shells left behind by insects, often near the seams, corners, and underside of furniture
• Groups of small dark spots and splotches on furniture often around edges and in areas that tend to be hidden
• The bugs themselves, which are most often red, though can be white depending on the stage of development and about the size of a fingernail or smaller

It is hard to kill bed bugs due to the wide range of hiding places they use, and the fact that they can easily infest new rooms of a home or office by being transported on an item such as clothing. Effective bed bugs treatment therefore involves more than just fogging the home it requires carpet steaming, laundering clothing, discarding furniture and other steps.

If you suspect that you see any signs of this insect in your home, experts at Affordable Pest can help you eradicate the problem as quickly as possible.

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