- Bed bugs feed on human blood
- Bed bugs will leave dark fecal spots on mattresses, clothing and walls
- Bed bugs feed generally at night
- Bed bugs will travel up to 20 feet to feed and occasionally further
- Bed bugs can live over one year without feeding
- Bed bugs average lifespan is 18 months depending on temperature and environment
- Bed bugs feed 3 to 5 times per week
- Bed bugs hide during the day
- Bed bugs scent glands emit a sweet odor
- Bed bugs are transported to new locations by hitchhiking on luggage, used furniture or clothing
- Bed bugs can migrate to a new location through pipes, wiring runs and ventilation systems
- Bed bugs crawl on your bed or body during the night
- Bug bites make colorless, itchy welts that may or may not become inflamed
- Scratching bed bug bites can lead to infections
- Bed bug bites can appear often and are various sizes
- Bed bugs blood spots can be found on your sheets in the morning
- Bed bugs little black dots can be found on the sheets, mattress, or box spring
- Bed bugs may be difficult to find because they hide well
- Bed bugs are big enough to be seen with the naked eye
- Bed bugs look similar to an apple seed in size and appearance
- Bed bugs can be found in hotels, motels, dormitories, apartments, condos, private homes
- Bed bugs do not jump
- Bed bugs spend 90% of their time hiding
- Bed bugs and are usually active only at night
- Bed bugs avoid light and do not like to be disturbed.
- Bed bugs bites
- Bed bugs can cause allergic reaction in some people
- Bed bugs can cause infections
- Bed bugs can make you feel anxious, worried or ashamed
- Bed bugs may be difficult to find
- Bed bugs hide well
- Bed bug eggs hatch into nymphs
- Bed bug nymphs are tiny, about 1/16th of an inch
- Bed bug nymphs look like small adults
- Bed bug nymphs become adults in 5 weeks
- Bed bugs go through 5 molts to reach adult size
- Bed bugs must feed before each molt
- Bed bugs can produce 3 to 7 eggs per week, laying up to 500 in a lifetime
- Bed bugs grow fastest and lay most eggs at about 80°F
- Bed bugs only feed on blood
- Bed bugs feed when people are sleeping or sitting quietly
- Bed bugs seek shelter in cracks and crevices when not feeding
- Bed bug blood spots near where they feed and hide
- Bed bugs can live over a year without a meal
- Bed bug adult’s nymphs and eggs can survive many hardships and still survive
- Bed bugs can be found in the cleanest of clean places
- Bed bugs are much harder to get rid of if your home is cluttered
- Bed bugs are small bloodsucking insects that feed on humans
- Bed bugs often hide in mattresses but they can take up residence in furniture, behind walls etc.
- Bed bugs will crawl and nest inside tiniest of crevices
- Bed bugs do not transmit any pathogens or diseases
- Bed bugs are typically nocturnal insects
- Bed bugs leave small reddish or brownish spots on mattresses and linens
- Bed bug spots/droppings are often the first sign of an infestation
- Bed bugs are not necessarily a sign of unkempt or dirty homes
- Bed bugs are less than 1/4? in length, flat, and oval shaped
- Bed bugs saliva features an anesthetic to numb the pain as its biting
- Bed bug saliva also contains anti-coagulant to keep the blood meal flowing
- Bed bugs are attracted to carbon dioxide
- Bed bugs are attracted to body heat
- Once bitten by a bed bug you will not feel anything for hours
- Bed bugs can widely disperse throughout a structure
- Bed bugs can development into an adult can be completed in just five weeks
- Bed bug eggs and newly hatched nymphs are pale and about the size of a pinhead
- Bed bug signs of infestation include bloodstained fecal smears
- Bed bugs feed at night by using a piercing break, victims may not even feel anything
- Bed bugs are usually inactive between blood meals
- Bed bug life cycle stages are egg, nymph and adult
- Adult bed bugs are brown to reddish brown.
- Bed bugs feed by sucking blood from humans.
- After a blood meal, the bed bugs body becomes swollen
- DIY bed bug treatments don’t work
- Female bed bugs lay eggs after a blood meal
- Female bed bugs lay about 200 to 500 eggs, usually at the rate of 1 to 5 eggs per day
- Bed bug eggs will hatch in one or two weeks into Nymphs and begin feeding immediately
- Bed bug nymphs shed their skin five times before becoming adults.
- Bed bugs will mate soon after becoming mature
- Bed bugs often spread do to the increase in international travel
- Bed Bug once introduced, they will often spread from room to room
- Bed bug bites can cause the skin may become irritated or inflamed
- Bed bug bites will develop small, hard, swollen area with each bite
- Bed bugs can infest airplanes, ships, trains and buses
- Bed bug infestations occur frequently in hotels and motels because of international travel.
- Bed bugs may leave a somewhat sweet odor in infested areas
- Bed bugs are resurging without a doubt
- Both males and females feed on human blood
- Bed bugs must have a blood meal between each stage of their development
- Reactions to a bed bug bite may take days to manifest
- Bed bugs are often mistaken with other insects
- Bed bugs will many times take up residence in couches, recliners and pull out beds
- Bed bug control is best left to licensed professionals
- Bed bugs can be a landlord worst nightmare if not stopped in time
- Bed bug problem never get better with time
- Bed bug preparation is very important and necessary
- Bedbug bites do not normally require medical attention
- Bed bug bites are sometimes mistaken for flea bites
- Bed bugs infect clean and dirty houses and hotels, they do not discriminate
- Bed bugs travel from place to place, usually attached clothes, furniture or luggage.
- Bed bug control performed by homeowners seldom work
- Bed bugs spend 90% of their life hiding
- Bed bugs live wherever people do
- Bed bugs hide in bed frame and box spring
- Bed bugs hide in tufts, seams and folds of mattresses
- Bed bugs hide in dresser drawers, wall units, end tables and closets
- Bed bugs hide in couches, tables and chairs
- Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices in hardwood flooring
- Bed bugs hide under carpets, between walls, behind wallpaper and under tack strips
- Bed bugs hide behind baseboards, window and door frames and picture frames
- Bed bugs hide in electrical plug outlets and switches
- Bed bugs hide in lamps, telephones, electronics, televisions, computers and radios
- Bed bugs hide in suitcases, luggage, backpacks, purses, footwear, clothing and jackets
- Bed bugs hide in book bindings, magazines, cd’s and dvd’s
- Bed bugs can be difficult to find or see
- Bed bugs can cause allergic reactions
- Bed bugs can bother people with allergies
- Bed bug are commonly found in apartments
- Bed bugs are commonly found in bedrooms
WHY PURCHASE A PROFESSIONAL BED BUG
MONITOR & TRAP?
REASONS TO USE A BED BUG MONITOR & TRAP
- A bed bug monitor & trap can detect bed bugs that a visual inspection can’t
- Think you have bed bugs and want to confirm their presence or lack there-of
- Early bed bug detection before they have a chance to multiply and spread
- Know you have bed bugs but not sure of quantities or in which rooms
- If you have bed bugs a bed bug monitor can dramatically reduce their numbers
- You think you have bed bug bites but you have not seen any bed bugs
- Use after a bed bug treatment to confirm that bed bugs are actually gone
- Proactive bed bug monitoring, decrease the costs associated with treatments and spread
- Anyone can learn to use a bed bug monitor in 5 minutes
Bed Bug Facts
Canada Bed Bug Monitoring Areas
- Canada
- BC British Columbia
- AB Alberta
- SK Saskatchewan
- Abbotsford
- Badger
- Baie-Comeau
- Baker Lake
- Bancroft
- Banff
- Barrie
- Cap-Chat
- Castlegar
- Chapleau
- Charlevoix
- Charlottetown
- Courtenay
- Dawson
- Deer Lake
- Edmundston
- Edson
- Fort Nelson
- Gaspé
- Geraldton
- Gillam
- Gimli
- Goose Bay
- Halifax
- Harrington Harbour
- Inuvik
- Jasper
- Kapuskasing
- Kejimkujik
- Kelowna
- La Ronge
- La Tuque
- Labrador City
- Markham
- Medicine Hat
- Melfort
- Miramichi
- Niagara Falls
- Orangeville
- Oshawa
- Port Hardy
- Port Hawkesbury
- Prince George
- Prince Rupert
- Red Deer
- Regina
- Revelstoke
- Salmon Arm
- Sandspit
- Sarnia
- Saskatoon
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Sept-Îles
- Shawinigan
- Sherbrooke
- Simcoe
- Slave Lake
- Smithers
- Thompson
- Thunder Bay
- Timmins
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Victoriaville
- Windsor
- Winkler
- YorktonMB Manitoba
- QC Quebec
- NT Northwest Territories
- YT Yukon
- Amherst
- Bathurst
- Bella Coola
- Belleville
- Blue River
- Bonavista
- Calgary
- Chatham
- Chibougamau
- Chicoutimi
- Chilliwack
- Churchill
- Cranbrook
- Drummondville
- Dryden
- Elliot Lake
- Estevan
- Fredericton
- Goderich
- Golden
- Gore Bay
- Granby
- Hamilton
- High Level
- Hope
- Invermere
- Joliette
- Kenora
- Kindersley
- Kingston
- Wabush
- Lethbridge
- Liverpool
- Moncton
- Mont-Joli
- Montréal
- Moose Jaw
- North Battleford
- Ottawa
- Owen Sound
- Portage la Prairie
- Powell River
- Prince Albert
- Quesnel
- Rimouski
- Rivière-du-Loup
- Roberval
- Souris
- St-Hubert
- St-Hyacinthe
- St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- St-Jovite
- St-Jérôme
- St. Anthony
- St. Catharines
- St. John's
- St. Lawrence
- St. Stephen
- Tofino
- Toronto
- Trenton
- Wawa
- Whistler
- White Rock
- Winnipeg
- Wynyard
- NS Nova Scotia
- NB New Brunswick
- PE Prince Edward Island
- NF Newfoundland
- Atikokan
- Brandon
- Brantford
- Broadview
- Brockville
- Brooks
- Campbellton
- Cobourg
- Cold Lake
- Collingwood
- Cornwall
- Coronation
- Dauphin
- Earlton
- Edmonton
- Fort Frances
- Fort McMurray
- Gander
- Grande Prairie
- Gravenhurst
- Greenwood
- Guelph
- Happy Valley
- Hull
- Iles-de-la-Madeleine
- Iqaluit
- Kamloops
- Kitchener
- La Grande
- La Malbaie
- Lloydminster
- London
- Maniwaki
- Moosonee
- Mount Forest
- Nanaimo
- New Glasgow
- North Bay
- Pembroke
- Penticton
- Peterborough
- Port Alberni
- Port Aux Basques
- Québec
- Rouyn-Noranda
- Saint John
- Salluit
- Stephenville
- Stratford
- Sudbury
- Sutton
- Swift Current
- Sydney
- Tadoussac
- Terrace
- Terrace Bay
- The Pas
- Thetford Mines
- Trois-Rivières
- Truro
- Valdor
- Whitehorse
- Wiarton
- Williams Lake
- Yarmouth
- Yellowknife