Bed Bug FAQs

Bed bugs are approximately 5-6 mm in length before a blood meal, extending about 7mm when fully engorged with blood.  They are oval and flattened from back to underside with well-developed legs and wings absent. They are also reddish-brown in colour.

Common signs of bed bugs being present are finding small blood spots on bed sheets, faecal pellets, distinctive smell and of course live insects.

The harm of bed bugs is that customers can be bitten. Bed bugs move around easily and if not treated professionally, they can quickly reach an epidemic level. Specialist solutions only available from professional pest control companies offer the most reliable way to get rid of bed bugs.

Bed bugs feed on human blood.

It is not recommended that you try removing bed bugs on your own and should seek professional help

Rentokil’s new Entotherm Heat Pod eliminates the use of chemicals and kills all stages of the bed bug life cycle in one treatment.