However evidence of a bed bug infestation may be found in bedding and on mattresses.
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Phosphors in many insects shells absorb ultraviolet light and give off visible light.
Some other signs of a bed bug infestation include spots of blood on your mattress or sheets little black dots which are actually the feces of the insect eggs and shed skin.
Bed bugs also exude a subtle sweet musty odor.
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Detecting bed bugs can be difficult as they are small in size and able to hide in tiny cracks and crevices.
Bed bugs are hiding experts so anything that makes detecting bed bugs easier can be beneficial.
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Bed bugs spend most of their lives hiding in any dark areas such as beds curtains carpets when you aim the light you will see bed bugs droppings and eggs in fluorescent light.
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Live bed bugs leave clusters of dark brown or black spots of dried excrement on infested surfaces.
In large numbers these dark red pin point sized dots can be seen with the naked eye.
However some people will not show any reaction to bed bug bites.
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Potter an expert entomologist at the university of kentucky this scent is not easily detected and shouldn t be relied upon for early detection if you are able to smell them you are already way in over your head and infestation has become extreme 3.
Redness and itching generally accompany these bites.
Bed bugs communicate to one another by secreting chemical signals that have a musty sweet odor 2.