Bed Bug Detection and Identification
Articles, pictures and FAQs help you identify bed bugs and detect an infestation.

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Due to their small size, it may be difficult to pick out the particulars and be sure you're looking at a bed bug. If you believe you do have a bed bug infestation but aren't 100% sure, call a pro. I've heard that bed bugs exterminators can cost roughly $300 per room. But if you think of how difficult it can be to detect and completely eradicate bed bugs from your home, the price starts to look pretty darn good.

Bed Bug Facts and Information

Facts about Bed Bugs
A comprehensive overview of bed bugs including physical characteristics, feeding habits, reproductive habits and an introduction to bed bug infestation and treatment.

What is Causing the Current Bed Bug Resurgence?
Explores what experts believe to be the causes of the current bed bug resurgence.

Bed Bug Size and Life Cycle
The size of bed bugs at different stages of the bed bug life cycle.

Identifying Bed Bugs, Detecting Bed Bug Infestations

Identifying Bed Bugs
It is sometimes difficult to actually find and identify a bed bug. However, bed bugs leave a lot of tell-tale signs. This quick overview tells you what to look for.

Bed Bug Pictures
This gallery of pictures will help you identify any bugs you might find as bed bugs.

What Do Bed Bugs Look Like?
Shows you what a bed bug looks like and how to find and recognize the signs of bed bugs that indicate an infestation.

What a Bed Bug Infestation is Like
If the details of this fictional story sound familiar, you could have bed bugs.

5 Signs of Bed Bugs
There's a good chance you have a bed bug infestation if you see these 5 signs in your home. Also applies to hotels, hostels and dorms.

What is a Bed Bug Dog?
Bed bug dogs are a useful tool in the fight against bed bugs. Learn how their amazing nose helps detect bed bugs.

Bed Bug Dog Accuracy
Although bed bug dogs can have false positives, on the whole they are about three times more accurate then trained technicians using conventional detection methods.

Bed Bug Dogs Save Time
A human inspection can take hours and might not turn up anything. A bed bug dog on the other hand can sweep a room in minutes.

How to Catch and Trap Bed Bugs
Learn various techniques to catch and trap bed bugs for positive identification.

Bed Bug Traps Compared
Learn the differences between different kinds of bed bug traps.

Pictures of Bed Bug Infestations
These pictures show various bed bug infestations in different areas to help you identify a bed bug infestation.

Bed Bugs Mattress Pictures
The most likely place to find bed bugs is in and around the bed. These bed bugs mattress pictures help you identify an infestation.

Bed Bug Identification and Information FAQs