Self-Inspection (do I have bedbugs?)

Follow these simple tips to perform a self-inspection for bedbugs.

• TakeYour Time:
  It can take 1-2 hours to thoroughly check a space for bedbugs. Be thorough!
• Check the Bed:
  Remove all the sheets, checking for blood spots. Stand up the mattress. You absolutely must remove the box spring and flip it over. Inspect the mattress closely, paying close attention to the seams. Inspect inside the box spring and under it (where it meets the bed frame). Shine a flashlight through the bottom of the box spring. Check any head and foot boards as well as anything stored under the bed.
• Check the Rest of the Bedroom:
  Check inside all drawers, crevices, and narrow spaces. Look under electronics, behind pictures, and in stacks of clothing. Bedbugs are often found hiding in tack strips under wall-to-wall carpeting and behind baseboards. Bedbugs tend to crawl up, so check drapes and wall decorations.
• Check All Furniture:
  Bedbugs hitchhike to the rest of the house! Remove sofa cushion, and check all seams and crevices. Tip back couches and chairs and look underneath, particularly behind skirts.