Bed bugs Kansas City can be difficult to know if you indeed have an infestation in your home or business. The only way to know for sure if you have bed bugs is to produce an actual sample of the bug itself. Do not automatically assume that any bite-like mark is a bed bug bite. Milberger Pest Control can identify if you have bed bugs and offer a free bed bug inspection!
If you are experiencing bites but have not seen any bugs, you should consider the circumstances in which the bites are occurring. For example, there is a very good chance that you have bed bugs if you are waking up each morning with bite symptoms on your body that were not present when you went to sleep. A situation like this would be a good reason to investigate the possibility that bed bugs are present. in the car, at work, etc. are much less likely to be caused by bed bugs.
It is also important to realize that just because you have looked for bed bugs and could not find them, does not mean that they are not there. These insects lead a very cryptic and secretive lifestyle and will often go undetected. It is best to have a highly trained professional like Milberger Pest Control conduct the free bed bugs Kansas City inspection for you.
Occasionally you may see evidence of bed bugs Kansas City infestation without actually seeing any bed bugs. Bed bugs leave fecal stains in the areas they inhabit. These stains are actually partially digested blood but remember that it will not be red unless you crush a bed bug that has just recently fed. As the blood is digested it turns black and therefore the bed bug droppings usually consist of several black spots in one area. The fecal spots will not flake off if rubbed and will smear if wiped with a wet rag.
Carefully examine the areas beneath fitted sheets, along the edges of mattress piping – if no bugs or evidence of bugs are found, remove the mattress and continue with inspection of the box spring, paying close attention to the four corners under the plastic corner guards and the on the underside of the box spring where the dust cover is stapled into the frame. Keep in mind that bed bugs Kansas City can easily be missed during a visual inspection so using one or more of the other methods below is recommended if no bugs are found during a visual inspection.
For more information about recognizing bed bugs, call Milberger Pest Control at (816) 761-1313 in Missouri and (913) 384-6760 in Kansas. To learn more about a free bed bug inspection, click here.