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Bed Bugs

Signs of Bed Bugs

Signs of bed bugs include:

  • Black spots and stains — dried bug feces — on the mattress, box spring, bed frame or a nearby hiding place
  • Rusty or reddish blood smears on the bed sheets or mattress — possible evidence that a sleeping person rolled over to crush an engorged bed bug
  • Bodies of dead bed bugs
  • Live bed bugs
  • Cast-off tan-colored skins of immature bed bugs
  • White eggs in cracks and crevices, usually overlooked because they are so small
  • An unpleasant musty, sweet and sickly odor (usually detectable only in heavy infestations).

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

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