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From hopping on luggage seams to hiding in used electronics, there are various ways bed bugs can sneak into your home. Once there, the insects will bite you, causing itchy, sleepless nights. To determine whether you need bed bug treatment, look for these common clues of an infestation.

How to Tell If You Have Bed Bugs

1. Debris & Stains on Bedding

To determine whether you need bed bug treatment, examine sheets, bedspreads, and pillowcases for stains. Red stains could be blood droplets from bites, and darker spots could be insect excrement. Pale yellow flakes are most likely the shed skin of maturing nymphs. White specks approximately one millimeter in size could be eggshells or eggshell fragments left behind

2. Red Welts on Skin

bed bug treamentAlthough bed bug bites can affect people in different ways, many victims develop red, itchy welts within a few days of being bitten. The insects secrete an anesthetic on the skin beforehand, which is why you won’t feel the bites as they happen. The welts could appear in a line or clustered together on legs, arms, the face, and other body parts exposed while you sleep. 

3. Strange Smells

If you don’t see the skin bed bugs shed, you might smell it. The skin contains aldehydes, pheromones that release an overpoweringly sweet smell. Bed bugs can detect the pheromones and often group together near the discarded skin.

 

If you’ve noticed any of the above symptoms of bed bug problems, contact the certified exterminators at Pep Co., Inc. in Kearney, NE. In addition to bed bug treatment, the technicians will use their years of experience to provide rodent control, termite inspections, and additional services to keep your home or business safe and sanitary. For bed bug treatment in Buffalo County, call (308) 236-6103. Find a list of pests the team will keep out of your space online.

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