Everything you need to know about bedbugs: identification, infestation and professional solutions.

Insect oval in shape, reddish brown in color, and with a flat body about 0.5 cm long, the size of an apple seed. Swells and turns reddish after drinking blood.

Cracks in the seams of mattresses, linens, furniture, the backs of baseboard heaters, outlet plates and picture frames. Frequent hotels, where she moves from room to room and travels in visitors' luggage.

The female can lay one to five eggs per day and 200 to 500 eggs in her lifetime. Under normal room temperature, and with adequate food supplies, bedbugs can live for more than 300 days.

Its bite can leave stinging, bloody marks on the skin and cause allergic reactions, such as severe itching.

Recognize the indications
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You should inspect the sheets regularly and  pillow cases for small brown blood stains (fecal stains) and inspect the seams and folds of mattresses for live insects and blood stains.

Bed bugs usually stay near power sources so you should look for places where they congregate, which includes along mattress seams, in bed frames or headboards, behind baseboards and under carpet edges. Bed bugs can also hide behind picture frames, window and door frames, loose wallpaper, and any cracks.

Usually bedbugs hide during the day, so it can often be very difficult to see them. If you can't see the bedbugs themselves, look for the little reddish stains they leave on mattress tags and seams, ceilings, under seat cushions, and behind headboards.

Watch out for potential places of refuge such as misshapen wallpaper or carpet, and conditions that can attract bedbugs like excessive heat or humidity.

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