Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services – Bed Bugs

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Environmental Management Branch 275 East Main Street, HS1C-D Frankfort, Ky. 40621 Phone: (502) 564-4856 Jessica Davenport

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In recent years bed bugs have made a resurgence throughout the U.S. In response, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) provides guidelines to help individuals and businesses with prevention, surveillance and control of bed bug infestations.

Based on reports from local health departments and pest control operators, bed bug infestations have been found in hotels, nursing homes, public housing, apartment complexes, moving vans, jails, furniture rental stores, dormitories and other multi-unit dwellings as well as in single-family homes.

What do bed bugs look like?Bed bugs are about a quarter-inch long with reddish brown, oval, flattened bodies. They easily may be mistaken for ticks or cockroaches. Bed bugs feed mainly at night on the blood of people and animals. They have been found in homes, apartments, hotels, motels, dormitory rooms and many modes of transportation such as buses and moving vans.

Adult bed bug feeding on a person Image used with permission

Where are bed bugs found?

They can be found almost anywhere in your house or other buildings. They tend to like fabric and wood as opposed to metal and plastic. Places to look include:

Dos and Donts

Do not pick up any used furniture or mattresses/box springs from the roadside or your garbage containers.

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