Bed bugs are small parasitic insects that like to live in mattresses and in the vicinity of the bedroom. When bed bugs are adults, they have the appearance of an apple seed with six legs. The larvae are difficult to detect with the human eye, it prevents sometimes a rapid identification.

Bites bedbugs.

Bed bugs feed on human blood preference. A colony of bed bugs can bite a person 500 times in one night.  Children may suffer from anemia as a result of  an "attack" of bed bugs. Bed bugs cause multiple health disadvantages. It can cause skin rashes, allergic reactions, skin infections, psychological problems, insomnia, etc.. However, no cases of disease transmission by bed bugs have been reported.

It's really hard to sleep when you discover that your mattress is full of little discrete bugs awaiting the next night to feed on your blood. They are a source of psychological disorders and insomnia for victims.

Bed bugs reproduce quickly. Bed bugs can lay up to 500 eggs per individual, changing infestations can quickly change a few individuals in hundreds of thousands in a few months!

Montreal Bedbugs like everywhere else:
Montreal, like many other cities in the world is now facing a serious epidemic of bedbugs. Bugs thrive in some motels, B & B, but also in many private homes and social housing. The presence of bed bugs is not a sign of uncleanliness. It spreads without regard to social status. It can be found in homes as in luxury homes, hotels, schools, hospitals, in public transport, taxis, etc.. Bedbugs have been found in the United Nations building in Newyork. Bed bugs have also been found in the Sherbrooke (canada) courthouse.

If you find bed bugs in your home, dont wait! Act now... Some resources like canine detection, heat bedbug extermination,  conventional exterminators, mattress cover can help you to get rid of bedbugs.

The Bed Bugs Registry

Look-up where bed bugs has been reported at the Bed Bug Register of North America.

Since the site has open in 2006, The Bed Bug Registry has collected over 20 000 reports from 12 000 locations all over North America.

You can also check in their free database if you will rent an apartment that has been infested by bed bugs or if they have been bedbugs reports in the hotel you plan to stay for couple of days. It could save you lots of time, money and nightmares.