Usually one of the first symptoms is when your baby gets bitten. If you look carefully you can see droppings on sheets and mattresses.
Sometimes you can also see crushed bugs or blood stains on the sheets. With a severe infestation a heavy sickly sweet odour is noticeable in the house.
Bed bug life cycle.
A bed bug (Cimex Lectularius) has a reddish brown colour that gets darker when they are fed on human blood.
This wingless bug is not larger than an apple seed. There are five nymphal stages before they reach maturity.
A baby bed bug (nymph) has a much lighter beige colour.
A bed bug egg is smaller than a pinhead. Adult bed bugs lay about three to eight eggs at a time.
The problem is they can live without feeding from several months to a year. The eggs are often attached to cracks and crevices.
Bed bugs, young bed bugs and bed bug eggs are often spread by luggage, clothing, bedding and furniture.
Bed bug bites are usually the first bed bug symptoms. They are very itchy and can result into a very nasty skin rash.
It is a tough job killing bed bugs. Getting rid of bed bugs requires persistence.

Bed bug picture
Getting rid of bed bugs when you have a baby in the house can be very difficult. As a parent you don't want to use chemicals and pesticides that can harm your baby. Some pesticides can cause cancer, central nervous system damage and respiratory illnesses.
They can also have toxic affects on the human reproductive, endocrine and immunological systems. Inhaling of these toxic chemicals may affect your baby's development.
Fortunately there are new and non-toxic products on the market today that can be used instead of harmful toxic chemicals. If you are looking for a natural green and non toxic way to treat the bed bugs effectively use a green non toxic spray. This spray is safe for children and pets.
Always examine used baby cribs and furniture carefully before bringing it home.
Be especially careful of used mattresses.
Use a bed bug proof mattress cover. Protect-A-Bed crib mattress protector will ensure a healthy and and hygienic sleep environment for your baby.
When you encase your mattress and box spring, you cut off the food source to the bed bugs in the mattress and box spring, which will eventually lead to their death. A crib mattress protector does not only protect against bed bugs but also against allergens that cause asthma, eczema and rhinitis.
Other benefits of using a bed mattress protector:
Also, mattress and box spring encasements help prevent the spread of bed bugs to other areas of the home.
Start bed bug treatment with the first of bed bug symptoms, this will make it a lot easier to get rid of them.

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