subject: Ways to Spot Bedbugs in Hotels and Homes [print this page] All those people who suffer due to bedbugs, a majority of them don't really know how to identify these blood suckers. Bedbugs are tiny little creatures and are significantly harder to spot with a naked eye.
To begin with, people who are at a higher risk of acquiring the bed bug infestation include those who live in apartments which are infested, people who travel constantly, people who have frequent out-of-town visitors and people who do not check their homes for these bugs on a frequent basis. We all know that these creatures survive on the blood of mammals. They tend to grow and reproduce with the help of this blood. In the beginning, they are transparent in colour, however as they grow, the colour gradually changes to brown and later on becomes purplish-red.
In order to better identify these creatures, we have listed a few of their physical properties. These are oval-shaped, flat bugs and are very small in size. Their hatchlings are similar to poppy seeds in size. The adult bedbugs are about an inch long. These creatures possess slender legs in addition to a medium-sized antenna on their head. They do not have any kind of wings. While looking for them, remember to look for them in places such as bed frames, cracks of box springs, pillows, mattress seams, chairs, couches, door posts, window frames, base boards, linen closets and artwork frames. As soon as you spot these bugs, you must try and eliminate them at the earliest since they can develop into large colonies in no time.
