in the early stages:

1. You may see live bedbugs, they are typically reddish-brown in colour, and about the size and shape of an apple seed. If you are lucky, there are still only a few.
2. You may get bites, especially while sleeping because Bedbugs typically feed on your blood while you're sleeping, leaving behind itchy, red bite marks on your skin. These bites may be grouped together in a line or cluster.

When they are present in larger numbers:

1. You may see blood stains. After feeding , bedbugs may leave small bloodstains on your bedding or clothing.
2. You may see fecal matter which looks like small, dark specks. You may find this on your bedding or near the areas where bedbugs are hiding.
3. Eventually, when there are enough of them, they will be hard to miss!
   

1. Allergic Reactions. While bedbugs don't usually spred disease, sometimes you can get a moderate or severe allergic reaction to their saliva. This could require medical intervention.
2. Secondary Infections. The bites itch. Sometimes way more than a mosquito bite, and for longer. When scratched or irritated by clothing the bites can become raw and infections can occur.
3. Property Damage. While bedbugs don't actively destroy houses and furniture like termites, they do make a huge mess when an infestation occurrs. Also, when furniture gets too infested it is often easier to throw it out than it is to repeatedly spray it until att the bedbugs are gone. Also, mattresses and bedding can become stained with bllod and bedbug fecal material.
4. Insomnia. People often worry about being bitten during the night. So much so that they are unable to sleep, or end up on the couch. Either way, lack of sleep will affect your mental and physical health.
5. Isolation. Bedbugs can be carried to your friends homes in your clothing etc. This is not a present that you wont to give to any of your friends or family. Until you ar rid of them, you should more or less quarrantine yourselves from other homes. If the recent pandemic taught us anything, it is that people do not like being isolated from friends and family.