Stay in the same bed for now
Moving to another room the moment you find a bed bug usually spreads the problem rather than escaping it. Keep sleeping where you normally do, and don't carry loose bedding between rooms while you work out how far it's gone.
Confirm what you're seeing
A fed bed bug is flattish, reddish-brown and about the size of an apple pip, and it walks rather than jumps or flies. Bites alone aren't proof, since reactions vary between people; the real evidence is the insect, a shed skin, or dark spotting along a seam.
Guest rooms and let-out flats
Larger houses across Richmond and Twickenham often have a guest room used only occasionally, or a self-contained flat let out separately, and both are common points of entry: a visitor's luggage, or a new tenant's belongings, rather than anything already present in the main house.
Checking every bed in the property
Work from the mattress edge nearest the sleeper out to the frame, the headboard and the nearest skirting board, and do this in every bedroom, including a guest room or let-out flat that's rarely used.
Who to tell
Renters should tell a landlord or letting agent without delay, and check what the tenancy says about pest issues. If a guest has recently stayed, or a let-out flat shares any structure with the main house, let whoever else is affected know as soon as you can.
Booking bed bug treatment in Richmond upon Thames
Bed bug treatment in Richmond upon Thames runs £220 for the first room and £120 for each additional room, and because around Teddington, where a mix of Victorian terraces and larger detached houses near Bushy Park and the, it is worth mentioning which rooms you have checked when you book bed bug treatment, with what a visit involves set out on the Richmond upon Thames bed bug treatment page.
