Bed bugs have a flat appearance with an oval body that is reddish-brown in color. They measuring about a twentieth of an inch in size and are often swollen after feeding on blood. Adult bed bugs can live up to a year without eating if the temperatures are cool and can live in temperatures up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit. They prefer to eat at night, and this is usually when their human hosts are asleep. They are found in beds, furniture, and more. Due to their flat shape they are able to access many places.

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Bed bugs like to hide in spaces behind headboards, in the seam of beds and box springs, bed frames, pictures hanging on walls, in the cracks in the ceiling, in carpet, drapes, etc. They can travel 100 feet in just one night, that means they can be hiding in multiple places throughout your home.

Bed bugs should not be equated with filth or sanitation problems — in hotels or in homes, for that matter. Bedbugs are very elusive, transient pests. They are often found in other areas besides the bed. And they are hardy. They can live for a year or more without eating and can withstand a wide range of temperatures from nearly freezing to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. Bedbugs can be controlled with vigilance, constant inspection and treatment by professional pest control companies.

To prevent bed bug infestations, vigilance is needed in assessing your surroundings. During travel place all luggage on a luggage rack. Do not unpack and place clothes in drawers if you can.  Pull the sheets back on the bed and do a quick but diligent inspection. Check the frame and headboard as well. If you suspect something inform hotel management and request a different room far away from the suspected infested room and repeat process. When returning home from a travel, check your luggage and clothing.

Bed bugs leave itchy, bloody welts on human skin. Adult bedbugs can live for a year without eating, making them especially hard to control. Once inside a hotel or home, bed bugs spread rapidly from room to room – through pipes, in vacuum cleaners, on clothing and luggage. In a hotel, bed bugs can even spread to neighboring rooms, since guests are may end up moving to another room.

Any effective bed bug control strategy should start with a careful, thorough inspection by a pest control professional of all known and suspected spots where the bugs may be harboring. This is not a pest that can be controlled effectively with do-it-yourself measures. As they are discovered, the pest control professional will develop a treatment and control strategy with the customer depending on the extent of the infestation.