Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) are not regarded as disease carriers, but their blood feeding can cause severe irritation in some people, resulting in loss of sleep, lack of energy, particularly in children. The bite often gives rise to a hard, whitish swelling which distinguishes it from the fleabite, which is a dark red spot surrounded by a reddened area.

Identifaction

Bed bugs are usually found in areas such as in floor cracks, under carpets, behind loose wallpaper, wall pictures, loose skirting boards and door frames, and in the seams of bed mattresses etc.

Bedbug excrement gives a characteristic speckled appearance to their harbourages, whilst their 'stink' glands confer a very distinctive and unpleasant almond like smell on infested rooms.

Treatment

Bedbug infestations should be treated by a Pest Control Technician, although good hygiene and regular cleaning and vacuuming in the bedroom will help.

If you think that you may be suffering from a bedbug infestation, contact our Customer Service Line to request a treatment.