Where should you inspect a mattress for bedbugs?

Where should you inspect a mattress for bedbugs?

• A. Along the piping, seams, and tags
• B. In the pillow
• C. Under the bed frame
• D. In the closet

Answer: (A)

Bedbugs hide in tight, narrow places on sleeping surfaces, especially where the mattress has folds. The piping, seams, and tags create long crevices along the edge and in the folds of the mattress, making them ideal hiding spots during the day and convenient places for eggs or shed skins to accumulate. Inspecting these exact locations increases your chances of spotting signs such as dark spots, shed skins, or even a live bug. Pillows can harbor bedbugs but are less reliable for mattress inspection, under-the-bed frame is a nearby hiding spot but not part of the mattress surface itself, and a closet isn’t a typical place to find bugs on the mattress. So the best place to inspect is along the mattress’s piping, seams, and tags.

Bedbugs hide in tight, narrow places on sleeping surfaces, especially where the mattress has folds. The piping, seams, and tags create long crevices along the edge and in the folds of the mattress, making them ideal hiding spots during the day and convenient places for eggs or shed skins to accumulate. Inspecting these exact locations increases your chances of spotting signs such as dark spots, shed skins, or even a live bug. Pillows can harbor bedbugs but are less reliable for mattress inspection, under-the-bed frame is a nearby hiding spot but not part of the mattress surface itself, and a closet isn’t a typical place to find bugs on the mattress. So the best place to inspect is along the mattress’s piping, seams, and tags.