Pictures of Bed Bug Infestations

Bed bugs only come out at night, when they get hungry, and they zero in on you each night because, typically, they are hiding somewhere within a 10 to 15 foot radius of where you and your family sleep.

This means, when you look around your bedroom, those bed bug bites are coming from bed bugs somewhere nearby.

The typical hiding places for bed bugs start with your mattress.

Bugs hide:

• in the seams of your mattress.
• between the mattress and box springs.
• in the box springs – they especially like the corners and the airy fabric on the bottom of most box springs.
• behind your headboard
• in your nightstand in and under and behind the drawers and on the bottom
• same with your dresser and dresser drawers
• in/under your carpet
• behind wall plugs and switch plates
• in the ceiling light fixtures
• along baseboards
• behind pictures and sometimes in picture frames behind the picture mat
• inside your walls

and anything within 10 feet of your bed that provides a safe, dark space for them to lay their eggs and hide during the day.

We have a video from National Geographic in our video section that shows bed bugs crawling out of a wall  from behind an electrical outlet.  They only need a very small crack to hide in.

Here are some pictures of bed bug bites so you can see what they look like.

To start the slide show, simply click on the arrow in the lower left.

Bed bug bites, while being annoying and unsightly, are normally not dangerous unless you are allergic to them. Unlike mosquitoes and sometimes fleas, bed bugs are not known to carry disease, so for most people, as long as you don’t scratch them and get a secondary infection as a result, they will eventually go away. Treat them as you would a mosquito bite.

Of course it goes without saying that you MUST eradicate any bed bug infestations you have immediately. One of the biggest health risks with bed bugs is becoming anemic through loss of blood.

HOW DID I GET BED BUGS IN THE FIRST PLACE????????

How did those bed bugs get in my bed???

So here is the story of how a bed bug can move into your home and, if undiscovered, can become THOUSANDS of bed bugs in a very short time.

Bed bugs are travelers. They are somewhat unique in that they can only survive by feeding on blood (this means you and your family), so when they find someone who can provide that food, they try and stick close by.

People bring bed bugs home by being somewhere where bed bugs were. That means frequent travelers, especially to foreign countries, are more susceptible to bringing back bed bugs than someone who does not travel. Places where lots of people live and sleep together like college dorms, hotels, camp grounds etc. are prime bed bug hang-outs.

Crowded cities (think New York), apartment buildings, nursing homes, and jobs where a person goes into prime bed locals can mean bed bug travelers have figured out a way to get into your house and into your bed.

The point is, it’s not how clean or how dirty your house is. That’s not how they get to you. They come in through living in a crowded environment such as an apartment house or by hitching a ride when you went someplace they were living.

Bed Bug Bites!

So when it happens, many people wonder:

* How did I get bed bugs in the first place?

* Where are they hiding?

* Is this really a bed bug? What do bed bugs look like? What do bed bug bites look like?

But most of all, people wonder

* What can I do to get rid of these bed bugs IMMEDIATELY!!!

And that’s where people frequently make a BIG mistake because they’re so creeped out.

They’re so panicked at the thought of those bugs crawling on them and their kids that they’re are willing to do anything, anything at all, to get rid of the bugs right now.

Unfortunately that often includes hiring an exterminator that will use toxic chemicals that can cause more harm to them and their families than the bugs ever could. Ever heard of the saying “The cure is worse than the disease”?

Here’s a short video of the EPA’s recent Bed Bug Summit. I trust you’ll find it very enlightening.

The good news is there are natural, non-toxic ways of getting rid of bed bugs, permanently.

I’ve put together this website so that you can know all about bed bugs and the different methods of getting rid of bed bugs naturally and, educating yourself so that they NEVER COME BACK.

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