Bed Bug Identification & Prevention
Keep bed bugs away from your home and family with the help of Combat Pest Control and our informative pest guide.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bed Bugs
What are bed bugs?
Bed bugs are nocturnal and move from their daytime hiding spots to bite through the skin of their sleeping hosts and feed on their blood. The best way to describe bed bugs is as temporary, external parasites. Once full, they retreat to their hideouts. Bed bugs don't live full-time on their hosts; they feed from outside their host's body.
Blood is the sole source of nutrition for bed bugs, and human blood is their preferred food source. Since we provide them with the nutrition they need to survive, bed bugs live where we live and spend significant time.
Bed bugs are flat oval insects with a shape similar to an apple seed. Young bed bugs are translucent or a yellowish color; as the bed bugs age, they turn a reddish-brown color and then a dark purplish color after digesting a blood meal. The best way to deal with bed bugs is reach out to us for pest control services in Plymouth, MA.
Are bed bugs dangerous?
The spread of diseases by bed bugs is not a threat; however, sharing your home with these biting pests is never ideal. Bed bugs bite and feed on our blood as we sleep. People can develop red, itchy rashes around the bite sites, and their presence in our homes is unsettling.
In order to limit the adverse effects that bed bugs have on you and your family, it is crucial to understand how to identify an infestation so you can eliminate them as quickly as possible. Common bed bug signs include:
- Noticing a sweet, musty odor in an area(s) of your home that indicates a large infestation.
- Finding dark streaks of excrement or drops of blood on mattresses, bedding, pillows, walls, or upholstered furniture.
- You or your family members wake up with unexplained bug bites.
- Finding piles of shed insect skins under mattresses, on the floor, or under piles of clutter.
For help identifying a bed bug infestation and removing them from your Plymouth area home, contact us at Combat Pest Control!
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