No I am not kidding! It’s best to keep some of the NJ, NYC bed bugs that have stolen your blood and then had the audacity to take a snooze in your wall. You will want to show them to your apartment manager to verify that you actually have bed bugs. Sometimes there are not a lot of them lurking in an apartment or home.

NJ, NYC bed bugs pest control professionals will want to look at the insects to make sure they are actually bed bugs. Sometimes they are actually another variety of insect. Occasionally people believe they have bed bugs aka Cimex lectularius (impress your friends with that name) but actually they have Cimex pilosellus also known as bat bugs. Your local entomologist who works at a University or at a science museum may also be able to establish the insects identity.

Experts recommend attaching the bed bugs to clear packaging tape and then attach the tape to an index card.

Doctors can also try to determine if the rashes on your body were caused by bed bugs but sometimes doctor have been wrong in their diagnosis. Make sure you actually have bed bugs before you start screaming.