How to Know If Your Room Has Bedbugs
Bedbugs are parasites that prefer to feast on human blood. They do not transmit diseases, although their bites can produce an itchy rash.Their presence can also cause psychological stress such as anxiety and insomnia in some people. The parasites leave behind evidence that you can use to determine the infestation location. You want to exterminate bedbugs promptly once you notice them in your room, because they continue to multiply. A single female bedbug can lay up to 200 eggs in her lifetime. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Examine the mattress, furniture and luggage in the room for insects that are light yellow in color and a quarter to three-eighths inches long. Bedbugs that have recently consumed blood are dark in color. Look for the bedbugs at night between the sheets with a magnifying glass.
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Look at your skin for signs of bite marks. The marks cause your skin to itch, and you may notice small red bumps. The rash usually appears after you go to bed, often on the stomach.
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Look for the bedbugs during the daytime in dark locations with a magnifying glass. Examine mattress folds, bedposts, behind headboards and under pillowcases. Bedbugs hide from the daylight, which may make them difficult to locate.
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Identify bedbugs by looking for small droplets of human blood on the bedsheets. A large infestation of bedbugs leaves behind small noticeable dots on the sheets. The bugs also leave behind skin shavings that are light yellow in color.
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Tips & Warnings
To kill bedbugs, place your bed sheets into a dryer at high heat.
Encase your mattress with a plastic cover and leave it on for up to 18 months to smother the bedbugs.
