Bed Bugs
Cimex lectularius
Reddish-brown blood-feeders that hide in mattress seams and furniture, feeding at night — extremely difficult to eliminate without professional treatment.
Know the Bed Bugs
Size
4–5 mm (adult)
Appearance
Reddish-brown, oval, flat, and wingless. Darkens after a blood meal.
Feeding
Feed exclusively on blood from humans and warm-blooded animals. Most active at night; can survive weeks without feeding.
Behavior
Hide in mattress seams, headboards, baseboards, and electrical outlets. Spread through luggage, used furniture, and shared walls.
Habitat
Bedrooms, hotels, hostels, cinemas, and any location with regular human rest. Presence is unrelated to cleanliness.
Signs of Infestation
- Small reddish-brown insects in mattress seams
- Dark fecal spots on bedding and walls
- Lines of small itchy bite welts on arms or legs
- Blood smears on sheets
- Shed exoskeletons near sleeping areas
Health & Property Risks
Bites cause itching, sleep disturbance, and anxiety. They are not known to transmit disease but secondary skin infections are common.
A.I.R. Framework for Bed Bugs
Every bed bugs engagement follows our proven three-step methodology — tailored precisely to this pest.
Assess
Inspect mattress seams, bed frames, baseboards, and adjacent furniture for live bugs, eggs, and stains.
Implement
Combine targeted insecticides, professional steam/heat treatment, mattress encasements, and laundering at high heat.
Review
Re-inspect at 2 and 6 weeks to break the egg-hatch cycle and confirm eradication.
Bed Bugs Questions Answered
The most common things people ask us about bed bugs — straight from years of fieldwork.
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