The key to prevent a massive bed bug infestation is immediate treatment at the first of the sign of the pests. So to stop bed bugs from bringing you the worse of their effects, you have to always open your eyes to the signs of their presence. Among those worse effects to which you can save yourself from are bed bug bites.
Understanding the behavior of bed bugs can help you determine for sure if you have an infestation. There is no doubt about it. If you have even one little bug in your home, you already have an infestation. They multiply so quickly that you will get bitten more and more until you get rid of them.
Anyways, let us move on to discussing the symptoms. Are you getting bit every night? If you are, then I can almost guarantee that you have bed bugs. Do the bites itch all the time? If they do, it could definitely be bed bugs. I often compare the itchy bites of bed bugs to the itchy bites of mosquito bites. If you are scratching all day, then this is another symptom of bed bugs.
Do you have red welts and bumps showing up on the skin? If you see red bumps or welts or a rash on your skin, it could definitely be an infestation. There is a common misconception about bedbugs that I want to address here. Many people believe that you will see a specific number of bites or line of bites. This notion is completely false. The amount of bites you have on your skin will likely be related to the level of infestation in your home. The bites will start small, but they will increase to the point where it becomes unbearable.
Another key point regarding the symptoms is that most bites occur on the upper half of your body. As time goes on, you will have them all over your body, but it will start on the upper half of your body. This occurs because bedbugs are attracted to the CO2 you exhale while you sleep at night.
There are many things that can give out bed bug presence. The bed bug bites that you keep on getting are some of them. If you have red and swelling spots in your skin, take immediate action and conduct a thorough bed bug inspection.
Here’s a video that can help execute a thorough bed bug check up.