You can end up losing quality sleep because of bed bugs, those tiny pests that remain largely unseen and can lurk just behind the surface and give you a tough time. But can bed bugs reside in your hair? Before you look for the best bed bug treatment in Nashville, know what expert bed bug exterminators have to say to you.

Can Your Hair Have Bed Bugs?

Yes and no. When you find bite marks on your scalp or neck, it could be bed bugs at work. It is rare for bed bugs to reside inside hair. These pests live in all those places that offer warmth, happen to be dark and are near to humans. You can find these living inside mattresses as well as in box springs, headboards, bed frames, and even your hair. Professional exterminators can remove bed bugs from all these spots.

However, bed bugs cannot live in human hair for long-term, as there are no cracks or folds to provide them with secure living spaces. Bed Bugs have flat bodies and avoid moving through thick hair. Also, unlike lice, they lack the kind of legs that can help them to cling easily to hair shafts. Further, as hair moves often, especially while combing, while showering or even as you run your fingers through them, bed bugs do not prefer to stay in them. These pests love still places, minus any disturbances.

How to Keep Bed Bugs Away from Hair?

Even as bed bugs cannot stay inside your hair, they can crawl across your scalp, feed close to the hairline and after feeding, retreat quickly to their actual hiding places. If you have bites on the forehead and neck, clusters or rows of bites and redness or itchiness, bed bugs might be already feeding on you.

You can try some definite ways to prevent them from being close to your hair. For instance, you can use pillow protectors, launder your bedding regularly, place dry items on high heat and reduce clutter near your bed, so that bed bugs do not get the chance to find good hiding places near your head.

These are some common and smart strategies to minimize the risk of bed bug infestation of your head and hair.

Can heat treatment kill bed bugs?

Yes. You can rent bed bug heater if you want and do the extermination on your own or NBB can help you out.

With heat exposure, you can manage to destroy bed bugs, even if they lurk in their living or hiding spaces. Our professionals can do this for you.

You can expect a wide range of services from NBB Exterminator. You can get heat treatment, vacuuming and more for your property. You should call to enjoy complete bed bug removal. (615) 257-0255