If a person goes to bed feeling fine but wakes up in the morning with itching bites on arms or shoulders in a straight row and not all over, then it is an indication that bedbugs are present. Getting rid of these creatures from the property is very essential. To know how to identify and remove bedbugs, have a look at this slideshare presentation.

1. Bedbugs Identification and Removal

2. Bedbugs Are Commonly
Found In:
● Any kind of textile, including
upholstered furniture
● Cracks and crevices in
furniture
● Beds, including bed frames,
box springs and mattress
● Residences that are vacant
● Office buildings, hotels,
theatres, laundries and other
places

3. Adult bedbugs are
reddish brown in
color, wingless, and
are about the size of
an apple seed.
Immature bedbugs
(there are 5 immature
or nymphal instar
stages) and translucent
whitish-yellow in
color.

4. How Do You Know If Bedbugs
Are Present?
● Red and itchy bites on the arms and/or
shoulders in a straight row
● Fecal stains, shed skins and egg cases of
bedbugs in cracks and crevices on or near
beds
● Red stains or dark spots on pillowcases,
bed sheets, furniture, walls and floors
● A sweet odour from bedbugs' scent glands

5. How to Get Rid Of Bedbugs?
Getting rid of bedbugs is not an easy affair in Melbourne. For this
reason, it is best to call a professional pest control company who
deals with bed bugs removal in Melbourne for treatment choices.

6. Inspection Tools
● Flashlight
● Magnifier or hand lens
● Container or Ziplock baggie
● Tweezers or paint brush
● Gloves, for the squeamish
● knife or thin plastic for crevices
● Canned air to flush them out

7. Getting the Bed Bugs Out
● Using an equipment to heat rooms (where temperature should be around 122°F) for
killing the bugs and their eggs.
● Using products that have been proved to be effective against bugs removal

8. Getting the Bed Bugs Out
● Washing and then drying items in a dryer on a hot setting is adequate to kill
bedbugs in clothing or linens.
● Removing any clutter around the perimeter of bed to prevent bed bugs from
nesting in them.
● Using zipped covers for box springs and mattresses to prevent bed bugs from
entering in them.

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