Preventing bed bugs starts with being able to identify and know where to look for these blood sucking insects. Also you need to know how they can enter your home and feed on your family members.

Adult bed bugs are about 3/16 of an inch in size. They have oval flat appearance. Bed bugswill become elongated and plump after they feed on the host. Their color can range from brown to a reddish brown. Their wings are reduced to short wing pads, which makes them unable to fly. For preventing bed bugs you do not have to worry about them flying into your home.

Bed bugs will live most of their lives in a hidden area like a crack or crevice. They can be found in mattresses, box springs, bed frames, head boards, curtains, base-board, under rugs, behind picture frames, night stands, and dressers. Preventing bed bugs coming into your home can be simply inspecting any used furniture coming into your home. If you really need to bring in used bedding or sofas, inspection is a must.

Hotel rooms can be another location for you to pick up bed bugs. When traveling, you may want to look out for bed bugs in your hotel room. When you arrive at the room you first want to inspect the mattress for bed bugs. Look for reddish brown marks around the mattress edges. When you bring in your luggage keep it off the floor and do not put any clothes in the dressers. This is for preventing bed bugs coming home with you.

At your home you may want to use mattress encasements for preventing bed bugs to enter and infest your beds. The bed covers have a special zipper so the bed bugs are unable to exit or enter the cover. These mattress covers would save you money on buying new mattress if you ever got bed bugs.

Bed bugs can sneak into your home very easily. If you are not aware of what bed bugs are you will not be able to prevent bed bugs in your home.

How large are bed bugs? Can you see bed bugs? You may wander why you normally don’t see any bed bugs.

Adult bed bugs are flat oval and usually a rusty or mahogany in color. There size is around 3/16 inch long(4-5 mm). Bed bugs can easily be seen by the naked eye.

“Can you see bed bug eggs?” is the next question that you maybe asking. A female bed bug can lay one to five eggs per day. They can lay between 200-500 in there lifetime. But the question is can you see bed bug eggs? And the answer is “yes”. A bed bug egg is 1/32 (1mm) long and white in color.

Can you see bed bugs during the day time? Most likely you will not see bed bugs during the day because all there work is done at night. Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices during the day and come out and feed on a host, which is usually a human, at night. If you want to locate a bed bug during the day, look in the cracks, mattresses, bed frames, or even behind picture frames.

Can you see bed bug bites? Sensitive host can become inflamed in the bite area. Although, the bite is painless, most people will develop an allergic reaction. This allergic reaction happens in approximately 80% of the people that get bitten. The bed bugs saliva contains an anticoagulant which is injected. Bed bugs will feed for about 3-10 minutes to get there blood meal.

Can you see bed bugs? Bed bugs can be seen but the most important thing to do is contact a local exterminator to help you treat them successfully.