Bed Bug Facts

Bed bugs feed on human blood
Bed bugs will leave dark fecal spots on mattresses, clothing and walls
Bed bugs feed generally at night
Bed bugs will travel up to 20 feet to feed and occasionally further
Bed bugs can live over one year without feeding
Bed bugs average lifespan is 18 months depending on temperature and environment
Bed bugs feed 3 to 5 times per week
Bed bugs hide during the day
Bed bugs scent glands emit a sweet odor
Bed bugs are transported to new locations by hitchhiking on luggage, used furniture or clothing
Bed bugs can migrate to a new location through pipes, wiring runs and ventilation systems
Bed bugs crawl on your bed or body during the night
Bug bites make colorless, itchy welts that may or may not become inflamed
Scratching bed bug bites can lead to infections
Bed bug bites can appear often and are various sizes
Bed bugs blood spots can be found on your sheets in the morning
Bed bugs little black dots can be found on the sheets, mattress, or box spring
Bed bugs may be difficult to find because they hide well
Bed bugs are big enough to be seen with the naked eye
Bed bugs look similar to an apple seed in size and appearance
Bed bugs can be found in hotels, motels, dormitories, apartments, condos, private homes
Bed bugs do not jump
Bed bugs spend 90% of their time hiding
Bed bugs and are usually active only at night
Bed bugs avoid light and do not like to be disturbed.
Bed bugs bites
Bed bugs can cause allergic reaction in some people
Bed bugs can cause infections
Bed bugs can make you feel anxious, worried or ashamed
Bed bugs may be difficult to find
Bed bugs hide well
Bed bug eggs hatch into nymphs
Bed bug nymphs are tiny, about 1/16th of an inch
Bed bug nymphs look like small adults
Bed bug nymphs become adults in 5 weeks
Bed bugs go through 5 molts to reach adult size
Bed bugs must feed before each molt
Bed bugs can produce 3 to 7 eggs per week, laying up to 500 in a lifetime
Bed bugs grow fastest and lay most eggs at about 80°F
Bed bugs only feed on blood
Bed bugs feed when people are sleeping or sitting quietly
Bed bugs seek shelter in cracks and crevices when not feeding
Bed bug blood spots near where they feed and hide
Bed bugs can live over a year without a meal
Bed bug adult’s nymphs and eggs can survive many hardships and still survive
Bed bugs can be found in the cleanest of clean places
Bed bugs are much harder to get rid of if your home is cluttered
Bed bugs are small bloodsucking insects that feed on humans
Bed bugs often hide in mattresses but they can take up residence in furniture, behind walls etc.
Bed bugs will crawl and nest inside tiniest of crevices
Bed bugs do not transmit any pathogens or diseases
Bed bugs are typically nocturnal insects
Bed bugs leave small reddish or brownish spots on mattresses and linens
Bed bug spots/droppings are often the first sign of an infestation
Bed bugs are not necessarily a sign of unkempt or dirty homes
Bed bugs are less than 1/4? in length, flat, and oval shaped
Bed bugs saliva features an anesthetic to numb the pain as its biting
Bed bug saliva also contains anti-coagulant to keep the blood meal flowing
Bed bugs are attracted to carbon dioxide
Bed bugs are attracted to body heat
Once bitten by a bed bug you will not feel anything for hours
Bed bugs can widely disperse throughout a structure
Bed bugs can development into an adult can be completed in just five weeks
Bed bug eggs and newly hatched nymphs are pale and about the size of a pinhead
Bed bug signs of infestation include bloodstained fecal smears
Bed bugs feed at night by using a piercing break, victims may not even feel anything
Bed bugs are usually inactive between blood meals
Bed bug life cycle stages are egg, nymph and adult
Adult bed bugs are brown to reddish brown.
Bed bugs feed by sucking blood from humans.
After a blood meal, the bed bugs body becomes swollen
DIY bed bug treatments don’t work
Female bed bugs lay eggs after a blood meal
Female bed bugs lay about 200 to 500 eggs, usually at the rate of 1 to 5 eggs per day
Bed bug eggs will hatch in one or two weeks into Nymphs and begin feeding immediately
Bed bug nymphs shed their skin five times before becoming adults.
Bed bugs will mate soon after becoming mature
Bed bugs often spread do to the increase in international travel
Bed Bug once introduced, they will often spread from room to room
Bed bug bites can cause the skin may become irritated or inflamed
Bed bug bites will develop small, hard, swollen area with each bite
Bed bugs can infest airplanes, ships, trains and buses
Bed bug infestations occur frequently in hotels and motels because of international travel.
Bed bugs may leave a somewhat sweet odor in infested areas
Bed bugs are resurging without a doubt
Both males and females feed on human blood
Bed bugs must have a blood meal between each stage of their development
Reactions to a bed bug bite may take days to manifest
Bed bugs are often mistaken with other insects
Bed bugs will many times take up residence in couches, recliners and pull out beds
Bed bug control is best left to licensed professionals
Bed bugs can be a landlord worst nightmare if not stopped in time
Bed bug problem never get better with time
Bed bug preparation is very important and necessary
Bedbug bites do not normally require medical attention
Bed bug bites are sometimes mistaken for flea bites
Bed bugs infect clean and dirty houses and hotels, they do not discriminate
Bed bugs travel from place to place, usually attached clothes, furniture or luggage.
Bed bug control performed by homeowners seldom work
Bed bugs spend 90% of their life hiding
Bed bugs live wherever people do
Bed bugs hide in bed frame and box spring
Bed bugs hide in tufts, seams and folds of mattresses
Bed bugs hide in dresser drawers, wall units, end tables and closets
Bed bugs hide in couches, tables and chairs
Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices in hardwood flooring
Bed bugs hide under carpets, between walls, behind wallpaper and under tack strips
Bed bugs hide behind baseboards, window and door frames and picture frames
Bed bugs hide in electrical plug outlets and switches
Bed bugs hide in lamps, telephones, electronics, televisions, computers and radios
Bed bugs hide in suitcases, luggage, backpacks, purses, footwear, clothing and jackets
Bed bugs hide in book bindings, magazines, cd’s and dvd’s
Bed bugs can be difficult to find or see
Bed bugs can cause allergic reactions
Bed bugs can bother people with allergies
Bed bug are commonly found in apartments
Bed bugs are commonly found in bedrooms

Ottawa Bed Bug Areas

Downtown Ottawa
Old Ottawa South
Central Ottawa
City of Ottawa
Downtown Ottawa
National Capital Region
Old Ottawa East
Old Ottawa South
Ottawa Centretown
Ottawa Lower Town
Ottawa West
Airport-Uplands
Alta Vista
Amberwood Village
Antrim
Arbeatha Park
Arlington Woods
Ashton
Avalon
Barrhaven
Baskin's Beach
Baxters Corners
Bayshore
Beacon Heights
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill North
Bearbrook
Beaverbrook
Beckett Creek
Becketts Landing
Bel-Air Heights
Bel-Air Park
Bella Vista
Bells Corners
Belmeade
Billings Bridge
Blackburn Hamlet
Blossom Park
Borden Farm
Boyce
Braemar Park
Briargreen
Bridlewood
Britannia
Britannia Bay
Bryanston Gate
Fisher Heights
Fitzroy
Fitzroy Harbour
Forbes
Fraservale
French Hill
Fringewood
Galetta
Gatineau
Glabar Park
Glen Cairn
Gloucester
Gloucester Glen
Goodstown
Goulbourn Township
Graham Park
Greely
Greenboro
Grenfell Glen
Hampton Park
Harwood Plains
Hawthorne Meadows
Healey's Heath
Hearts Desire
Herbert Corners
Heron Gate
Heron Park
Hiawatha Park
Highland Park
Hillsdale
Hintonburg
Honey Gables
Hunt Club
Hunt Club
Hunt Club Chase
Hunt Club Estate
Hunt Club Park
Hunt Club Woods
Huntley
Huntley Manor Estates
Island Park
Jockvale
Johnston Corners
Kanata
Kanata Lakes
Kanata Town Centre
Munster
Navaho
Navan
Nepean
New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh
North Gower
Notre-Dame-des-Champs
Old Stittsville

Orchard Estates
Orleans
Orleans Town Centre
Queenswood Heights
Queenswood South
Queenswood Village
Orléans Village
Orléans Wood
Osgoode
Osgoode Township
Overbrook
Pana
Panmure
Parkwood Hills
Pheasant Run
Pierces Corners
Pineglen
Pineview
Piperville
Qualicum
Queensway Terrace North
Queensway
Quyon Ferry Landing
Ramsayville
Red Pine Estates
Redwood
Reevecraig
Reids Mills
Richmond
Rideau Glen
Rideau Township
Rideau View
River Walk
Riverglen
Riverside South
Riverview
Robillard Quarries
Buckhams Bay
Burritts Rapids
Burromee
Byward Market
Canaan
Carleton Heights
Carlington
Carlsbad Springs
Carp
Carson Grove
Carsonby
Castle Heights
Cedarhill Estates
Central Park
Centrepointe
Centretown
Centretown West
Chapel Hill
Chaperal
Chartrand
Chateau Neuf
Chatelaine Village
City View
Civic Hospital
Clearview
Confederation Heights
Constance Bay
Convent Glen
Convent Glen South
Copeland Park
Corkery
Country Place
Courtland Park
Craig Henry
Crestview
Crown Point
Crystal Bay
Crystal Beach
Cumberland
Cumberland Estates
Fallingbrook
Cumberland Township
Cyrville
Dalmeny
Davidson Heights
Dirleton
Dunrobin
Dunrobin Heights
Kars
Katimavik
Katimavik-Hazeldean
Kempark
Kenmore
Kenson Park
Kilmaurs
Kinburn
Knollsbrook
Lakeside
Lebreton Flats
Lees Avenue
Leitrim
Leonard
Leslie Park

Limebank
Lincoln Heights
Lindenlea
Lindenlea
Longfields
Lower Town
Lynwood Village
MacLarens
Malakoff
Malwood
Manion Corners
Manor Park
Manor Park
Manordale
Manotick
Manotick Station
Mansfield
Marathon
Marathon Village
Marchhurst
Marchwood
Marionville
Marlborough
Marshall Bay
Martins Corners
Marvelville
McKay's Waterfront
McKellar Heights
McKellar Park
Meadowlands
Mechanicsville
Merivale Gardens
Metcalfe
Rockcliffe Park
Rockcliffe Park
Rockland
Rocky Point
Rothwell Heights
Ryan Farm
Sandy Hill
Sandy Hill
Sarsfield
Sheffield Glen
Shirleys Bay
Skyline
Smith's Corners
South End
South Gloucester
South Keys
South March
South March Station
Spring Hill
Stanley Corners
Stapledon
Stittsville
Stittsville
Strathearn
Tanglewood
The Glebe
The Glebe
The Meadows
Torbolton
Torwood Estates
Trend Village
Tunney's Pasture
Twin Elm
Vanier
Vars
Vernon
Victory Hill
Viscount Alexander Park
Vydon Acres
Watterson Corners
West Carleton Township
West End
West Osgoode
Westboro
Westcliffe Estates
Westmont Estates
Westwood
Whitehaven
Dunrobin Shore
Dwyer Hill
East End
Edwards
Elizabeth Park
Finter Quarries
Fisher Glen
Michelle Heights
Mills Corners
Mohr Corners
Mooney's Bay
Moores Corners
Morgan's Grant
Willola Beach
Windsor Park Village
Woodlawn
Woodridge
Woodroffe North
Woodside Acres