Bed Bug Home Test Kit

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A wingless bloodsucking bug (Cimex lectularius) that can infest different locations in houses, especially beds. The bed bug feeds on human blood and is also called a chinch bug.

Early Detection is the key to effective bed bug management. Bed bug researchers and experts all agree: The single most effective way to manage and minimize the bed bug epidemic is to implement effective inspection practices that can help identify a bed bug problem as early as possible and deal with it before it becomes a major infestation.

NOTE: Bed bugs are an extremely difficult pest to manage and identify and this test is simply one tool that can be employed in an effort to monitor bedbug activity. Although very accurate, this test will not detect bed bugs 100% of the time and it's entirely possible that bed bugs may be present in a location, but no bed bugs have been found in the test monitors.

You may want to consider this test if you have:

• Red, itchy bites on your skin in straight rows (usually on your arms and shoulders)

Placement Recommendations:

Living Areas - The recommended protocol for monitoring bed bug activity in a typical room consists of strategically placing a BBSC (bed bug screen check) monitor in and around areas that people frequent, such as beds, couches, upholstered furniture, and other key areas.

How to Collect Your Samples:

1. Fold and tear along perforations to separate sheet into three monitors
2. Peel off inner release liner
3. Fold along center perforation
4. Gently press so that top adheres to bottom. Do not squeeze hard
5. Remove outer release liner and place in desired location
6. Inspect (details included in the test kit)

Everything you need to collect and inspect your sample is included in the test kit you will receive.

Your test results will be available in your home once you have completed your collections. Simply follow the collection and inspection instructions in your test package.