Most of us want to sleep soundly in our beds and get a full eight hours of rest at night.
Bed bugs, however, prefer to eat in the dead of night.
Although tracking bed bugs at night, when they are most active, appears to be a realistic option, it can be difficult and irritating for most of us who are already exhausted from a long day’s work.
What is the Best Way To Track & Find Bed Bugs During The Day?
As previously stated, finding bed bugs during the day is far more difficult and difficult. Bed bug infestations, on the other hand, may be extremely aggravating and quickly spiral out of control if not addressed correctly as soon as possible.
When you wake up with a succession of bite marks on your body, it’s better to hunt down and identify the source of the bites during the day while the sun is still shining. Even so, it’s a good idea to keep a flashlight handy for finding bed bugs in dark parts of your room that aren’t visible from the outside.
Identifying and tracking the indicators that bed bugs leave behind is the first step in detecting them throughout the day. These include reddish stains on your mattress covers caused by bed bugs being crushed as you slept, dark to reddish brown bed insect droppings about the size of a dot from a marker, and adult bed bugs around the size of an apple seed.
It’s best to have a plan for combing the entire bedroom for bed bugs, including which region to investigate first and which area to investigate next. You’ll be able to optimize your effort without having to turn a single pillow or mattress.
During the day, where do bed bugs hide?
Now that you know what to look for and how to spot bed bugs, the next step is to figure out where they hide during the day. You can save time and be more effective at solving problems if you know where to look.
Although it’s common knowledge that bed bugs won’t travel more than eight feet from their host, that doesn’t mean you won’t discover them in your bedroom’s nooks and crannies.
Starting with your bed is a good place to start. First, inspect the pillow and mattress covers. Bed bugs are most likely to be located in crevices, seams, and underneath the mattress’s tags. You can also look for them in your bed frame’s gaps, corners, and headboard.
Bed bugs can also be found in the crevices of the wall closest to your bedroom, as well as in the gaps between baseboards. Bed bugs can also be discovered on numerous types of bedroom furniture. Chairs, couches, cupboards, dressers, and nightstands are just a few examples.
In more severe infestations, bed bugs become indiscriminate in their search for safe havens. They’re grouped together along the ceiling and wall intersections. There have also been reports of bed bugs nesting in electrical sockets and outlets. To avoid any accidents, we recommend that you seek the help of a competent electrician in this situation.
During the day, some final thoughts about bed bugs
Bed bugs can be found wherever there is a willing host. Their feeding habits are unpredictable, and they can attack even if you’re having a little snooze in the morning or afternoon.
Because bed bugs are masters of concealment, finding them requires a lot of light work. This emphasizes the importance of completing the activity during the day, when you can use sunshine to your advantage.
