How To Keep Bed Bugs In Louisville Outside Where They Belong

Ugh. Bed bugs! There are few insects that creep people out as much as these sneaky pests that hide in beds and bite you while you sleep. But they are a little less creepy when you know more about them. Today, we're going to shine a light on bed bugs. We'll tell you how to find bed bugs during the day. We'll answer the question, "Are bed bug bites dangerous?" And, most of all, we'll tell you how to keep bed bugs out of your Louisville home. If you already have a bed bug problem, click on our contact page and drop us a line. Action Pest Control provides leading solutions for bed bug pest control in Louisville. You don't have to let the bed bugs bite. Take action and get Action.

How To Tell If There Are Bed Bugs In Your Home

Bed bugs are in your bed, right? Not necessarily. Some people throw their beds out only to discover that the bed bugs were in another place—or more than one place. That is a costly mistake we hope you don't make. While bed bugs can certainly hide in your bed, there are many other places they commonly hide. Throwing your bed out may do nothing to correct your bed bug infestation. Plus, there are ways to address bed bugs that are hiding in your bed. You don't have to throw it out. Here are a few of the common places where bed bugs hide, outside of beds:

• They hide underneath the feet of furniture. It may seem like heavy furniture would crush bed bugs, but they tuck right in there, particularly if furniture feet are sitting on a carpet.
• They hide behind baseboards and crown molding. Bed bugs can scale walls and are fond of tight spaces and structural voids.
• They hide inside gaps in wood furniture. Use a flashlight to check every gap and recess.
• They hide in the creases of duffel bags, bookbags, luggage, and pocketbooks. These objects are often what bed bugs use to hitchhike into homes.
• They hide underneath heavy clutter, such as a pile of hardback books. If you have a stack near your bed, there is even more reasons for bed bugs to want to hide underneath them.
• They hide inside computers, alarm clocks, and other electronics. They'll also hide in computer chairs and inside couches near computers.
• They hide in any object that has a void and is positioned near where people sleep, sit, or lounge. A piano is a good example. The reason they do this is that they can bite people who are fully awake.

Now that we've looked at where bed bugs hide outside your bed, let's talk about some of the places they hide inside your bed. You can have dozens of bed bugs in your bed and not see a single bug if you don't know where to look.

• Bed bugs tuck themselves in the seams of mattresses and box springs. You may need to drag something along your seems to bring bed bugs to the surface.
• Bed bugs hide in the gaps around mattress grommets.
• Bed bugs get underneath mattress and box spring labels. You'll need a flashlight to peek under.
• Bed bugs hide between mattresses and box springs. You'll have to look closely because a dozen bed bugs can tuck themselves into a space the size of your thumbnail.
• Bed bugs get inside mattresses and box springs if they find a tear or hole. You may detect them by looking for black excrement and fecal spotting.
• Bed bugs get under the feet of your bed frame.
• Bed bugs can hide in any gap or recess within your bed frame.

Do you see the magnitude of the problem? Bed bugs squish into tight spaces and hide in inaccessible voids. These are the reasons why they're often so hard to track, and why they make people uneasy by lurking in hiding places throughout Louisville homes. We hope these tips help you find bed bugs and remove the mystery. When you look for bed bugs in these locations, keep a vacuum at hand. If bed bugs recently got into your home, they may only be located in one tight space. Bed bug control may be as simple as vacuuming those bugs up.