How Bed Bugs Get Into Idaho Falls Homes

November 15, 2021


What is required for you to get a good night's sleep? Some people go to great lengths to make sure they get the absolute best sleep possible. This might include having the temperature set to a certain number, organizing pillows to provide the best support, or purchasing high-quality sleeping accessories.

Regardless of whether you need things to be just right to sleep or if you could get a good night’s rest on a rock, there is one thing that we are sure will ruin your night. They are called bed bugs, and they want nothing more than to infest your Idaho Falls home to steal your blood. Here is what you should know about these pests and how they get into local homes.

bed bugs in a living room

Where Bed Bugs Live

A fun fact about bed bugs is that they do not live in the wild. Unlike other blood-feeding pests like fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes, bed bugs are incapable of surviving long periods of time outdoors. This is mainly because they lack mobility. To get a regular blood meal, these pests have to establish themselves near an area where warm-blooded creatures sleep. This usually draws them to human residences and other areas where people congregate. The question is, how do they travel from place to place?

How Bed Bugs Travel

Because bed bugs are so slow, they have to rely on faster creatures to get around. In the same way, fleas and ticks use animals to get around; bed bugs use items people carry to travel from place to place. More specifically, bed bugs are drawn to the smell of carbon dioxide. This smell is found on articles of clothing recently worn by people, backpacks, and things of the sort.

Once aboard, bed bugs will do their best to stay hidden until they think they have reached their final destination, a home. Unfortunately, they don’t always time things right and sometimes accidentally crawl off in the middle of a supermarket or airport. These lost bed bugs then look for other items nearby to hitch rides on, hence how you can pick up these pests in public.

Bed Bug Hot Spots

Bed bugs can be anywhere people are. Keeping this in mind, you are more likely to find these pests in certain places. For instance, bed bugs love living inside hotels and other places where people sleep frequently. What is most concerning is that both five-star hotels and roadside motels can have trouble with bed bugs. The only way to know these pests are in a room you plan on staying in is to know what signs they leave behind.

What Signs Bed Bugs Leave Behind

When bed bugs infest an area, they leave behind signs that indicate they are around. Here are four clues you should use to identify these pests inside your home and when you are traveling:

  • Bloodstains on bed coverings

  • Specks of reddish-black fecal droppings

  • Small cream-colored eggs that look like a grain of rice

  • Live, oval-shaped, reddish-brown bed bugs

The Best Way To Handle A Bed Bug Infestation

If you suspect your home has a bed bug infestation, give these pests the boot quickly by letting the experts at Fall Pest Services lend you a helping hand. Our team has the tools and experience to effectively identify bed bug infestations and the treatments required to remove these sleep-wrecking pests from local homes and businesses. Contact us today to learn more about our bed bug control and find a time to have your Idaho Falls home inspected for these pests.




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