Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are becoming more and more active across the globe. Over the last 5 years there has been a significant rise in the number of recorded Bed Bug incidents in all parts of the world.

Appearance

Bed Bugs are flat, reddish-brown, oval insects about 3/16-inch long or the size of an apple seed. Swollen and reddish after a blood meal.

Habitat

Cracks and crevices including mattress seams, sheets, furniture, behind baseboards, electrical outlet plates and picture frames. Often found in hotels, where they can travel from room to room and in visitors' luggage.

Diet

Feed on blood.

Reproduction

Females can deposit one to five eggs a day, and may lay 200 to 500 eggs in a lifetime. Under normal room temperatures and with an adequate food supply, Bed Bugs can live over 300 days.

Danger signs

Live insects. Small blood spots on bed sheets. Faecal pellets. Cast nymphal skins and a distinctive sweet & sickly smell.

Potential harm

Customers can be bitten.
Bed bugs move around easily but are difficult to treat.
Any Bed Bug infestation can quickly reach an epidemic level if not treated in a professional way.