If you don’t have any gloves around, wrap a plastic bag over your hand before looking for the bed bugs.
The stains might look like single drops of blood or there will be smears and streaks.
You may also see pale skins that the bed bug nymphs shed as they grow larger.
If you have a mattress protector that’s designed to stop bed bug infestations, check the protector near any seams, zippers, or gaps.
Check the wall that the bed is usually up against. Pay attention to excrement or blood stains from bed bugs.
You’ll also need to tip the furniture over so you can examine underneath it.
If you have molding near the top of the walls or windows, get up on a ladder and check it for bed bugs too.
Remember to look behind the curtains as well. They might be behind the curtains where the fabric brushes the baseboards.
If the desk or bedside table has hollow legs, unscrew them and inspect the inside of the legs.
Bed bugs can actually use electrical outlets to travel to other rooms. If you find bed bugs in 1 outlet, you must check the other rooms in your house or hotel.
If the rug is covering a wooden floor, check the tiny gaps between the floor planks for bed bugs.
Check cracks in the plaster or walls since bed bugs can also hide in these small spaces.
Look closely at the seams of heavy clothes, such as coats, and under collars.
