Find out how to recognise bed bugs and how to get rid of them. In this guide you will also find several bonus tips on how to prevent a bed bug infestation when you travel.

1. A SH RT GUIDE T
BED BUGS

2. BED BUGS 101
 As big as an apple seed.
 Brown in colour.
 Thin oval body.
 No wings.
 Feed on human or
animal blood.
 Active during night hours.

3. BED BUGS LOVE TO CRAWL IN:
 Bags
 Backpacks
 Suitcases
 Mattresses
 Headboards of beds
 Cushions
 Electric appliances
and outlets
 Bags
 Backpacks
 Suitcases
 Mattresses
 Headboards of beds
 Cushions
 Electric appliances
and outlets
 Couches
 Towels
 Clothes
 Mattresses
 Any other item stored
in a dark corner of
your home.

4. PLACES MOST LIKELY TO BE
INFESTED BY BED BUGS
 Hotels
 Motels
 Hospitals
 Student Housing
 Apartment Buildings

5. SIGNS OF BED BUG INFESTATION
1. Bite marks on your skin when you get up in
the morning, which look like a red itchy rash.

6. SIGNS OF BED BUG INFESTATION
2. Blood or faecal spots on your bed sheets or
mattress.

7. PREVENTIVE MEASURES WHEN TRAVELING
1. Before the trip,
spray your suitcases
with a bug repellent.
2. At the hotel, check
the bed, sheets,
headboard and
pillows for signs of
bed bugs.

8. HOW TO TREAT BED BUGS AT HOME
1. Find the bed bugs eggs and spray them with
rubbing alcohol.
2. Wash the infected items with hot water.
3. Fill any cracks and crevices, repair loosen
wallpapers where bed bugs can hide.
4. If these methods don't work, hire a pest
control team.

9. Created by
Fantastic Pest Control