South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

We promote and protect the health of the public and the environment.

• Get Help for Bed Bugs
• Who Gets Bed Bugs?
• Bed Bug Appearance
• Bed Bug Bites
• Signs of Bed Bugs
• Where Bed Bugs Hide
• Get Rid of Bed Bugs
• Traveling –Tips
• Guidance for Hotel Managers
• Web Links & Fact Sheets
• Environmental Health Home

For More Information on Bed Bugs

Web Links

DHEC’s website on bed bugs includes information from a variety of reliable sources, including those listed below. Visit these links to read more about bed bugs:

• Bed Bugs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website
• Bed Bug Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website
• “Bed Bugs”, Michael Potter, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture website (pdf)
• “Bed Bugs”, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene website (pdf)
• “What’s Working for Bed Bug Control in Multifamily Housing: Reconciling Best Practices with Research and the Realities of Implementation”, National Center for Healthy Housing, (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-funded report) (pdf)
• “Bed Bugs for Homeowners: Utah Pests Fact Sheet”, Utah State University Extension (pdf)
• “Detecting Bed Bugs Using Bed Bug Monitors”, Changlu Wang, Rutgers Department of Entomology (pdf)
• “Characteristics of Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), Infestation and Dispersal in a High-Rise Apartment Building”, Changlu Wang, Kurt Saltzmann, Eva Chin, Gary Bennett and Timothy Gibb (pdf)
• Bed Bug Central

Printable DHEC Fact Sheets on Bed Bugs

• Bed Bug Guidance for Hotel Managers (pdf)
• General information on bed bugs (2 pages) (pdf) [Spanish]
• Information on treating a home or residence for bed bugs (4-pages) (pdf) [Spanish]

For more information contact: (803) 896-0655 Fax (803) 896-0645