Portable Lighted Magnifier

Portable Lighted Magnifier

Can I see bed bugs without a lighted magnifier? One of the most common questions asked is “Can I see bed bugs with my eyes?” or “Are bed bugs big enough to see without a microscope?” The answer is yes, you can see bed bugs without a lighted...

Carpet Beetles or Bed Bugs

Carpet Beetles are sometimes confused with bed bugs Carpet beetles and cockroaches come up a lot in conversations about identifying bed bugs. Cockroaches and bed bugs are the most similar, but are noticeably different under a lighted magnifier where you can see the...

Coming Out of the Bed Bug Closet

Ok, it’s really close to 18 months since I declared (hesitantly) my bed bug infestation over, done, finished, clear, you get it. A LOT has happened since then, and during that time, that I haven’t talked about on this blog. I know that’s the idea of...

DIY Bed Bug Treatment? Sometimes it works.

Recently, while interviewing a bed bug sniffing dog handler, the topic of DIY treatment came up. Here is a story I’ll share from that discussion. As you know, the owner of this website does not recommend DIY treatment for bed bugs over treatment by a licensed pest...