It can be hard to get a good night’s sleep when you have bedbugs. Unfortunately, infestations can leave you with red spots all over when you wake up. While these pests can be stubborn, a bedbug treatment company can eradicate the problem. The guide below explains how to identify bedbugs and keep them away in the future.

How to Identify a Bedbug Infestation

Because they’re difficult to spot with the naked eye, you might overlook a bedbug infestation until it gets worse. These pests are also nocturnal and most active when you’re asleep. However, if you look in the right spots, you can determine whether you have bedbugs or not. Look along seams of mattresses, behind headboards, and under baseboards and paneling. Roughly the size of an apple seed, bedbugs are a red-brown color.

Even if you can’t spot a bedbug, they may leave other signs of their presence. If your bedding has small fecal spots, shells, or stains, you’re hosting a bedbug infestation. Lastly, red spots on the body that resemble mosquito bites are a likely sign of bedbugs—especially if you notice new ones in the morning.

How to Prevent Future Infestations

Once you get professional bedbug treatment, you’ll want to prevent these pests from returning. Anytime you get used furniture or bedding, inspect all the creases and crevices carefully for any of the above signs.

If you see any telltale indicators, discard the item and keep it out of your home. Bedbugs like to hitchhike on suitcases and other travel gear, so after you leave a hotel or return from a trip, run any clothes that come home with you through the dryer on high. 

If you find yourself facing down a bedbug infestation, contact the professionals at Advanced Termite & Pest Services in Charleston, AR. Their pest control experts are licensed and insured, and they offer bedbug treatment, flea extermination, and termite removal. To learn more about their areas of expertise, visit their website, or call (479) 965-7080 to schedule bedbug treatment.