Bed bugs

Bed bugs

Bedbugs are small insects that often live on furniture or bedding. Their bites can be itchy, but do not usually cause other health problems. 

Check if it’s bedbugs 

Bedbugs can hide in many places, including in bed frames, mattresses, clothing, furniture, behind pictures and under loose wallpaper. 

Signs of bedbugs include 

1) bites – often on skin exposed while sleeping, like the face, neck and arms 

2) spots of blood on your bedding – from the bites or from squashing a bedbug 

3) small brown spots on bedding or furniture (bedbug poo) 

For more information on how to treat bedbugs, visit: www.nhs.uk/conditions/bedbugs