Bed Bugs

November 6, 2025

Early signs of bed bugs
The first signs of bed bugs are often small, itchy bites on your skin, face, neck, arms, hands, or other body parts that you notice after arising from sleep. Bed bug bites typically occur in clusters rather than as individual bites. However, some people may not show any marks or experience any itching at all.

Other signs that suggest you may have bed bugs in your home include:

*blood spots, which may look like rusty or reddish stains, on sheets or mattresses from crushed bugs
*tiny, pale yellow eggs or eggshells, about the size of a pinhead, often found near seams and crevices
*black dots the size of a period (this is bed bug excrement)
*shed skins, which look like the bugs themselves
*live bed bugs in the folds of mattresses or sheets
*a sweet, musty odor around your sleeping area.

What to do if you find bed bugs
If you suspect a bed bug infestation, act promptly to prevent it from worsening. Female bed bugs lay one to three eggs per day.

*Start by thoroughly cleaning your living space.
*Wash all bedding, linens, curtains, and clothing in hot water and dry them on the highest setting to kill bugs and eggs.
*Vacuum your mattress, bed frame, furniture, and floors, focusing especially on cracks and crevices where bed bugs can hide. Seal vacuum bags immediately after use to prevent them *from spreading further.
*Encase mattresses and box springs in bed bug–proof covers to trap any remaining bugs and prevent new ones from getting in.
*Declutter your home. Bed bugs are experts at hiding in small spaces.

Sign Number 1: Live Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are apple seed-sized, reddish-brown, parasitic pests that rely on the blood of humans and occasionally animals to survive. During the day, bed bugs will do everything they can to stay out of sight. This often involves hiding inside cracks, crevices, and in hard to reach locations throughout a home. We recommend starting your search for these tiny blood stealers by turning over your mattress and boxspring and checking its crevices. After this, thoroughly search the rest of your home using a flashlight to see deeper into cracks, recesses, and spacing bed bugs might be hiding.

Sign Number 2: Blood Stains

Bed bugs aren’t good at limiting how much they eat, which often leads to blood leaking from their mouthparts after they have finished feeding. This blood falls onto bed linens or around the area where you are sleeping. After waking up each morning, check your bed thoroughly for dried spots of blood. As long as you don’t have any open scabs or other reasons for there to be spots of blood in your bed, this sign could mean bed bugs are around.

Sign Number 3: Fecal Matter

Once bed bugs have finished feeding, they will crawl away and find somewhere to hide. It is around these areas that you are likely to find their fecal droppings. Bed bug excrement is most commonly found as black stains on mattresses and bed coverings or as small reddish-black specks near the corners of rooms, outlets, or near cracks and crevices throughout the home.

Sign Number 4: Bites On Your Skin

One of the best ways to identify a bed bug infestation is by the bites they leave on people’s skin. You can tell you are being bitten by bed bugs if the red raised bite marks on your skin are in a straight line or zig-zag pattern. We should mention that not everyone reacts the same to bed bug bites, 30-60% of people who are bitten by bed bugs show no reaction at all.

Sign Number 5: Bed Bug Eggs

Bed bugs lay their eggs wherever they can, but usually, near somewhere they hide during the day. To spot bed bug eggs around your home, look for tiny cream-colored, sometimes clear casings, near cracks, or in crevices, and creases around your home and sleeping area.

How To Get Rid Of A Bed Bug Infestation

If you suspect your home has an active bed bug infestation or are not sure and would like to find out, turn to the experts at Jury Pest Services. Our team is committed to excellence and equipped with the tools and experience needed to quickly identify and eliminate bed bugs.

Reach out to our team today at Jury Pest Services to discuss your options with one of our friendly service representatives. They will be happy to help you find an option that best suits you and your home’s individual needs.