Bed Bug Odor

Some products used to kill or prevent bed bugs have the same chemicals that mothballs are made of.

Bed bug odor.

Bed bugs do give off a certain unpleasant scent when they re disturbed which is related to the pheromones they emit when alarmed. Most people who can smell bed bug odor describe it as a berry scent. Odors may also result from bed bug fecal material. When a group of bed bugs gets disturbed you may be able to smell that odor.

Older publications even refer to the bed bug as the coriander bug. Scientists speculate that the sweet odor of bed bugs can be attributed to bugs scent glands. Like many other bug species these tiny parasites emit odors referred to as alarm. Still others claim it to be woody while a third group claims it to be like the smell of rotten raspberries.

They also describe it as a musty or stale odor. At either rate those who can smell bed bug odor describe it as unpleasant. Yes bed bugs smell and the description of this smell will vary based on who you ask. A telltale smell you can always tell if there s a bed bug infestation in one of the rooms in your house.

That happens because one pest is sometimes food for another pest. Some liken the bed bug odor to herbs. Itchy irritated skin from bites. Dark blood stains on sheets and bedding.

Some people report bed bug smell as a sickeningly sweet smell of almonds. Other signs of infestation include. One pest makes another pest more likely. The odor is described many different ways and has been compared to the smell of coriander an herb.