Bed bug guides
Bed bugs in a sofa: signs, treatment and whether to keep it
Bed bugs often move into a sofa when someone has been sleeping or napping on it. Look along seams, under cushions, inside zips and along the wooden frame underneath. A sofa can usually be saved with heat or a spray and steam treatment, but a cheap, heavily infested one may not be worth it. Never carry an infested sofa through shared areas without wrapping it first.
Read the guideBed bugs on trains, buses and trams: how worried should you be?
Bed bugs are occasionally found on trains and buses, usually in fabric seats, but the risk of carrying them home from a single journey is low. They…
30 October 2026
Can bed bugs travel between flats?
Yes. Bed bugs walk, and in a block of flats they move through gaps around pipes and cables, along skirting, under front doors and through shared…
29 October 2026
How long can bed bugs live without food?
Adult bed bugs can go several months without a blood meal at normal room temperature, and longer in a cool, empty room; young nymphs survive for weeks…
29 October 2026
Will Manchester City Council treat bed bugs?
Manchester City Council runs a pest control service for homes in the city and publishes its own treatment charges, so owner-occupiers can book it…
29 October 2026
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