Bed Bugs
Bed Bugs |
Bed bugs are small, reddish brown insects with oval-shaped bodies and no wings. They feed on human blood by biting at night. You may not be aware that you have bed bugs in your home because bed bugs prefer to hide in dark, small spaces and some people have no reaction to bed bug bites.
Signs of a bed bug infestation may include:
- red bumps or welts on your skin
- live or dead bed bugs, or bed bug skins
- dark brown spots, or rust-coloured blood smears in the seams and crevices of mattresses, box springs, headboards, chairs and other sleeping areas.
An adult bed bug is about the size of an apple seed.
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Dark brown spots and rust-coloured smears on a mattress seam indicate a bed bug infestation.
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*All photos used with permission from M. Potter, University of Kentucky*
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For more information, call the Region of Peel - Public Health at
905-799-7700 or visit peelregion.ca/health
Caledon residents call free-of-charge at 905-584-2216.
