How Bed Bugs Move Through the Borough's Housing
Estate blocks around Shepherd's Bush
The low-rise blocks and maisonettes around Shepherd's Bush Green give bed bugs the same kind of easy movement they find in any estate with shared corridors and bin stores — a problem in one flat can spread to a neighbour's before either household realises what's happening. Treatment in blocks like these usually needs the managing agent involved as well as the residents affected.
Shared houses and lets around Fulham
Fulham's terraced streets include a good number of shared houses and short-let flats, where secondhand furniture and a regular turnover of occupants are the more common way bed bugs arrive. Bites noticed on waking are often the first sign, sometimes weeks after the furniture or luggage that brought them in first arrived.
Signs to Look For
- Small reddish-brown insects in mattress seams, bed frames or skirting boards
- Tiny dark spotting on sheets — bed bug droppings
- Itchy bites in a line or cluster, often noticed on waking
- A faint, sweet, musty smell in a heavily infested room
- Pale, shed insect skins around the bed
Getting On Top of Bed Bugs Quickly
The earlier bed bugs are treated the smaller the job tends to be, so don't wait for a second room to be affected before calling.
