Bed bugs are thigmotactic and prefer to hide in cracks and crevices, and along edges and folds. Also, textured surfaces (e.g. wood, fabric) are preferred to smooth metal, plastic or tiled surfaces. Replacing wooden bed frames with plastic or metal frames, encasing mattresses and box springs, sealing holes and cracks on walls and the floor, removing items from around beds and sofas, replacing carpets with solid flooring and removing skirting are useful measures for reducing the number of harbourages. Specially designed encasements are available that are bite proof, escape proof and entry proof. Encasing mattresses and box springs with bed bug-proof encasements will trap existing bed bugs inside where they … Continue reading Changlu Wang, Richard Cooper