Bed bugs are parasitic insects that feed on blood. They belong to any specie of the genus Cimex, and are members of the Cimicidae (Cimicids) family. Cimex lectularius, the most notorious of the Cimicidae family, prefers human blood. The insect is also called red coat because of its reddish-brown color.
It has short golden hairs on its body. Its head is short and broad with a pair of compound cone-like eyes. It has 2 antennae segmented into 4 parts. Its slender proboscis is held closely along the ventral surface of the head and prothorax. All members of the Hemiptera family, the scientific name for true bugs, have beak-like piercing mouthparts.
It has no wings. It has a pair of maxillae and mandible called a stylet fascicle that develops overtime into a 3 segmented beak that allows it to intake blood. The insect has a flat oval structure with 6 well-developed legs.
Its claws are designed to climb up rough vertical surfaces such as paper, wood and fabric. It is about 1/4-inch in length before feeding. It tends to hide near the bed and spread to other areas when the population grows.
Know the ways bed bugs can get into your home
They can get into your home in 3 ways:
1. Person - someone physically takes them inside the home in personal belongings or luggage
2. Thing - they get into the house in used furniture, equipment, clothes or other used items
3. Forced invasion - they crawl from an adjoining apartment through wall voids, utility line, heating ducts or mail chutes into your home.
The Pest Control Service in Haridwar are found in cinemas, schools, universities, stores, on ships, airplanes and other public transportation, hotels, hostels, sheltered accommodations and other public lodgings.
Moving home is another way they can get into boxes, especially if you hire delivery vehicles to move your stuff. Delivery vehicles are sources of bed bug infestation because many people use the service.
Know where bed bugs hide in the house

1. The pest love to stay close to the host's resting place - the bed. They love to hide in the mattress, bedframe and box spring.
2. The pest's flat oval structure allows it to fit into cracks and crevices in furniture, between joints in the floor, and other objects when unfed.
3. The pest thrives in warm environments. It is known to enter computers, DSL ports and other electrical equipment.
B. Prevent bed bugs from entering your home
Travelling is the most common way to collect the pests into your luggage and personal belongings. If you travel abroad frequently inspect the hotel room before unpacking your luggage.
1. Examine the headboard and the wall behind the headboard.
2. Pull back the sheets and look for blood spots on the mattress. Inspect along seams, tufts, folds, underneath tags and crevices in the mattress.
3. Inspect along the edges of the box spring and in the seams of the bedding.
4. Examine wood and upholstered furniture, especially along crevices and seams.
5. Don't put your baggage on the floor. Use the luggage holder or store your suitcase in the bath tub until you've inspected the room.