Are Bed Bugs Good Climbers?
One of the biggest questions that we face as home and business owners is “are bed bugs good climbers?” Although they can’t fly or jump, these insects can climb most surfaces. While they aren’t the best climbers on smooth surfaces, they’ll easily scale uneven and rough surfaces to find a place to set up camp. Once they reach their destination, they’ll stay there to feed. Thankfully, there are ways to get rid of bed bugs with simple traps and glue traps.
The first step to eradicating bed bugs is to get rid of the source of their food source. This may seem like a daunting task, but if bedbugs are so mobile, trapping them won’t be easy. The easiest way to catch bedbugs is to use traps that trap them on the outer wall of a container. These traps are sold around the world, but their effectiveness depends on whether they work with the bedbug species you have.
Another way to get rid of bed bugs is to keep them away from your bed by covering it with plastic wrap. This is a temporary fix, and it may not be enough. Bed bugs are determined and adaptable and may struggle to climb plastic, so they’ll find an alternative way up.