See TRAC’s template letter, Bedbugs and Other Rodents. If you find evidence of bed bugs, inform your landlord in writing immediately and request that they treat the problem within a reasonable period of time. an unpleasant musty, sweet and almond-like smell.eggs, skin shells, fecal matter, and blood stains at the edges of your mattress / box spring, behind pictures, in dressers, and along baseboards.small red bites on your body after sleeping (although bites are not always visible).When trying to detect the presence of bed bugs, look for the following signs: guests who spent time in an infested area.cracks in the wall from an adjacent unit.
If you find bed bugs in your home, it is likely they entered through:
It can be extremely difficult to determine how bed bugs entered a rental unit – especially in multi-unit buildings.