What Are The Signs Of An Infestation?
Apart from locating bed bugs visibly, signs of infestation can include streaking blood stains from crushed bugs, brownish colored excrement stains, shed exoskeletons, bed bug eggs and eggshells. Although bed bugs tend to linger near their host (you), they can easily travel from any area of a building to your sleeping quarters so a diligent search is need to locate all nest areas. Brown or red blood streaks on sheets, pillow coverings and mattresses are also signs that a blood filled bed bugs have created the stains. Severely infested locations may have a various foul odors similar to decaying raspberries, musty sweet like odors or almond like scents.