Are you getting bit when you lay down at night? What do bed bug bites look like? Do I have bed bugs? How do I know if I have bed bugs? >>These are all VERY common questions<< These 5 simple steps can help you in determining whether or not you have bugs in your mattress. #bedbugs #bed #bugs #NJ #ocean #county

1. 5 Simple Steps
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2. STEP 1: Check Your Body
Check everyone in the house for marks and bites. The bites have a
distinctive pattern: often they are red, itchy and form a straight line. If
you find bites in random sports on the body in no particular pattern,
chances are they are not from bed bugs. Often you will find these
marks on the arms and shoulder region of the body, so pay close
attention to those areas.
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3. STEP 2: Check Your Sheets
Make your bed with light colored sheets, if you have them. As soon as
you wake up in the morning, inspect the bottom sheet carefully. After
you have reviewed your fitted sheet, go around the outside of the
mattress where the seams and piping are. After careful review of this
area, remove the top mattress and inspect the box spring. You are
looking for red stains or dark spots. These could be from dried blood,
feces, skin, eggs or even dead bugs.
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4. STEP 3: Set Your Alarm
You may not have clear evidence after doing a thorough inspection, so
the next best practice would be to catch them “in the act”. Set an
alarm approximately an hour before dawn. Go to bed as you normally
would but be sure to have a flashlight within arm’s reach. When the
alarm goes off, try very hard to be as still as possible. Reach carefully
for the flashlight and lift the covers and search. Try to be as still as
possible, movement will force them to go back into hiding.
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5. STEP 4: Full Room Inspection
Look inside and around your nightstand, drawers, electronic devices,
behind picture frames, lamps and around your curtains. Use a
flashlight and carefully inspect around (and inside) outlets. Begin by
starting at the bedroom door and inspect inch by inch as you walk
inward. Take your time and look for dark spots or “dots”. If you find
any, purchase traps and place them in the area you have identified. If
they are there, you will trap one.
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6. STEP 5: Call a Professional
If you are unable to determine whether or not you have bed bugs, but
you strongly believe that there is some form of infestation present- call
in a pest control specialist. You need to call in a qualified bug and pest
inspector especially if you notice that you or your family member has
bites that are forming in some form of a line.
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7. To see photos of bed bugs that we have treated,
visit our website and click on the Picture Gallery.