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This article was co-written by Kevin Carrillo. Kevin Carrillo is a pest control specialist and senior project manager at MMPC, a certified minority-owned pest control and services business based in New York. MMPC is certified to a set of industry-leading standards, including the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), QualityPro, GreenPro, and the New York Pest Management Association (NYPMA). MMPC’s work has been featured on CNN, NPR and ABC News channels.
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If you don’t want to get bitten by bed bugs, check to see if they’re in your home or hotel room. Learn how to spot bed bugs or other signs that they’ve spread in your home. Check places where they usually hide like beds or sofas for bed bugs, their droppings or blood stains. If there are no signs there, look in less common places that may be difficult for you to reach.
Steps
Look for signs of bed bugs
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Wear gloves to protect your hands. Wear vinyl or latex gloves when checking for bed bugs. Gloves can protect you from being bitten by bedbugs and from coming into contact with blood from crushed bed bugs. [1] X Research Source
- If gloves are not available, you can wrap your hands in a plastic bag before starting the test.
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Identify small red or brown bed bugs. Adult bed bugs are about 0.5 cm long. and has 6 pins. Newly sucked ones will be bright red and round. After digestion, they will turn darker brown and collapse. Bed bugs that have not been fed for a long time will be light brown in color. [2] X Research Source
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Look for red streaks from crushed bed bugs. Bed bugs live by feeding on blood, so they can leave red or rust-colored streaks when crushed. The blood stain can be bright red if the bed bug has just broken or dark if it has been broken for a long time. [3] X Trusted Source United States Environmental Protection Agency Go to source
- The stains may look like a drop of blood or spread and form streaks.
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Check for bed bug eggs and droppings. Bed bug droppings look like tiny black spots (about this size: •). Bed bug droppings can stain fabrics underneath and form dark streaks. Also you can spot white bed bug eggs with a size of only about 1 mm. [4] X Trusted Source United States Environmental Protection Agency Go to source
- You may also see pale scales left by bed bug pupae as they grow larger.
Check for areas where bed bugs often hide
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Remove the bed sheet and check. Remove sheets, covers or blankets and shake them off before looking for signs of bed bugs. Carefully remove the bed sheet and mattress cover. Work slowly so bed bugs don’t fall from the sheets to the floor. [5] X Research Sources
- If you have a mattress cover that is designed to prevent bed bugs from entering, check any seams, zippers, or gaps in the mattress cover.
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Look closely at the mattress and bed frame. Have someone help pull the bed away from the wall. Check the seams on the mattress, then turn it over. You can see bed bugs fleeing when you turn the mattress over. Try to lift the mattress so you can check the bed frame and joints. [6] X Trusted Source State of Michigan Go to Source
- Check the wall next to the bed. Look for bed bug droppings or blood stains.
Tip: Be sure to check the folds of sofas, cribs and baby cots for bed bugs.
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Check between fabric upholstery and underneath furniture. Bed bugs like to live in places where people usually rest for long periods of time, so you should look for them on furniture like recliners, recliners, and sofas. Notice the creases between the cushions and remove the large pads so you can see into the wood frame. [7] X Research Sources
- You may also have to turn the item upside down to check the bottom.
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Move furniture so you can check around the room. If you have large furniture like a bed or sofa in your room, push them to the center of the room, then run a credit card along the baseboards. Bed bugs can get into the gap between walls and baseboards, and credit cards will push them out. [8] X Research Sources
- If the wall has decorative braces attached to the ceiling, you will also need to build a ladder to check for bedbugs overhead.
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Look in the folds of the curtains. Bed bugs usually hide at the bottom of curtains, but they can also crawl up to the top of curtains. Pull the curtains open to see the folds where bed bugs can hide. [9] X Research Source
- Remember to also look behind the curtains. Bed bugs can hide behind curtains, where the base of the curtains sweeps into the baseboards.
Check out less popular areas
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Check underneath desks and nightstands. Remove all items from the desk drawer or nightstand and remove the drawers. Turn the drawers upside down and look at the joints on the bottom. Bend over and shine a flashlight to check the bottom of a desk, a coffee table, or under a cupboard. [10] X Research Source
- If the table or nightstand has hollow legs, remove and inspect the inside of the table or cabinet legs.
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Check for hiding places in electrical equipment. If bed bugs have spread in the room, they can take up residence in the openings around electrical appliances. Remove the socket cover and look behind the covers. You should also check the area where lights or computer power cords are attached and inside wall lights. [11] X Trusted Source United States Environmental Protection Agency Go to source
- Bed bugs can move to other rooms through electrical outlets. If you find bed bugs in an electrical outlet, you should also check other rooms in your home or hotel.
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Look under table lamps, decorations, or clocks in the room. Although they prefer to dwell in places where people rest for long periods of time, bed bugs can also hide in other items in the room. You should check under table lamps, clocks, computers, decorations, cushions and pillows. [12] X Research Source
Tip: Don’t forget to check your pet’s bed. Bed bugs don’t live on pets, but they can hide in a pet’s cozy nest.
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Lift up the rugs to find bed bugs underneath. Move furniture to the edge of the room to flip the rugs over. Look for signs of bed bugs on the undersides of carpets and on the floor. [13] X Research Source
- If underneath the rug is a wooden floor, you should also check the gaps between the slats to see if bed bugs are hiding in them.
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Peel off the peeling wallpaper and look underneath. Gently wrap the wallpaper or peeling paint off the wall to look for bed bugs. You should also remove the picture frames or mirror hanging on the wall and check the back. Bed bugs can hide in the joints of mirrors or picture frames. [14] X Research Source
- Check for cracks in the wall because bed bugs can also get into very small crevices.
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Check the piles of clothes. Check the clothes in the closet or in the laundry room and look closely for signs of bed bugs. If you suspect bed bugs have spread, spread a white sheet on the floor. Take the clothes out of the closet or laundry basket and shake them over the sheets. Check sheets for bed bugs, eggs, or dung. [15] X Trusted Source United States Environmental Protection Agency Go to source
- Look closely at the seams of thick fabrics like jackets and underneath collars.
Advice
- If you’re afraid of bed bugs in your hotel room, ask to check the room before you bring your belongings into the room. If not, you should leave your luggage in the bathroom before checking the room.
- Always check for bed bugs when buying used clothing, linens or furniture before bringing them into the home.
- Bed bugs do not live on humans. If you see a tick on your body, it’s probably a tick.
Things you need
- Glove
- Flashlight
- Credit
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This article was co-written by Kevin Carrillo. Kevin Carrillo is a pest control specialist and senior project manager at MMPC, a certified minority-owned pest control and services business based in New York. MMPC is certified to a set of industry-leading standards, including the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), QualityPro, GreenPro, and the New York Pest Management Association (NYPMA). MMPC’s work has been featured on CNN, NPR and ABC News channels.
There are 9 references cited in this article that you can view at the bottom of the page.
This article has been viewed 4,622 times.
If you don’t want to get bitten by bed bugs, check to see if they’re in your home or hotel room. Learn how to spot bed bugs or other signs that they’ve spread in your home. Check places where they usually hide like beds or sofas for bed bugs, their droppings or blood stains. If there are no signs there, look in less common places that may be difficult for you to reach.
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