More on bedbugs

I'ved posted some photo's of bed bugs in case anyone is wondering what they look like. They can be incredibly hard to spot as they are photophobic and scarper at the first sign of movement. It took us a while before we found one to identify (we used double-sided tape stuck around our bed and any cracks in the skirting board). I don't have any of our own photo's of them yet as the camera is currently in quarrantine! I doubt the images would come out that well anyway as the adults are only 5mm.

Adult bedbugs. Image from http://www.bed-bugs.info/

Bed bugs in situ. Image from http://www.youdoitpestcontrol.com/ (Incidently, got the image from the above site, but I wouldn't recommend treating bed bugs yourself - get in the professionals! )