Bedbugs are usually found in any cracks and crevices of the mattresses and even in bedframes. It is not usual to find them in luggage, clothing, or any type of bedding. They do not discriminate between dirty or clean areas to infest, contrary to all popular belief. You will often find that they are bought in if you have stayed away elsewhere, gone on holiday, or bought in material from elsewhere. Bedbugs feed on the blood of humans however; some can even feed off other animals although this is rare. Bit marks or rashes alone will not determine whether you have bedbugs or not. You need to seek for evidence of the insect itself or remnants of their skin.
When they gorge on human blood they can feed for up to 10 minutes and they can be filled for days. Bedbugs are attracted to warmth, moisture, vibration, and the CO2 that is released from warm blooded animals. They can lay dormant in an area for up to a year if there is no activity. During a females life cycle they can lay up to 200 eggs.
Once you have an infestation of Bedbugs they can prove difficult to eliminate without professional help. Millennium Pest Control Ltd recommends that when treating for Bedbugs a customer will require two treatments that are kept at least 3 weeks apart. It is important that when an insecticide is administered in a treatment the area must not be hoovered for 10-14 days to allow the active ingredient the time to work. It is also important not to change any habits in the home, carry on as normal as you need the Bedbugs to behave the same way so they come into contact with the insecticide. After this 14 day period we recommend that hoovering and cleaning should be done daily to eliminate any leftover eggs that have been laid.