Key Features & Benefits:

• Hard-wearing triangular exterior: Designed for discreet placement beneath mattresses, particularly in the corners of the bed, where the monitor sits close to typical bed bug harbourage points.

• Specially formulated attractant: Encourages bed bugs to enter and investigate the monitor, supporting the detection of low-level infestations.

• Roughened access ramps: Allow bed bugs to enter the monitor easily.

• Purpose-designed harbourage environment: Corrugated cardboard provides an attractive, comfortable environment that encourages bed bugs to settle within the monitor. Once a bed bug discovers a suitable harbourage, its presence and aggregation behaviour can encourage other bed bugs to follow.

• Clear plastic construction: Provides excellent visibility, allowing activity to be inspected without opening the monitor and helping technicians check devices quickly during site visits.

• Non-toxic and insecticide-free: Provides a passive monitoring solution with no insecticide, suitable for use in bedrooms and other occupied sleeping areas.

• Pre-baited and ready to use: Clean, convenient and requires no preparation, so the monitor can be deployed straight from the packaging.

• Compact and discreet: Designed to sit unobtrusively beneath the mattress, keeping monitoring out of sight of guests, residents and occupants.

Technical Specification

• Target Pest: Bed bug (Cimex lectularius)
• Construction: Hard triangular exterior with clear plastic and roughened access ramps
• Harbourage: Corrugated cardboard
• Attractant: Pre-baited with a specially formulated attractant
• Replacement Interval: Every 3 months, unless the monitor is full earlier
• Shelf Life: 12 months in sealed packaging, stored in a cool, dry place
• Pack Size: Pack of 4
• Product Code: CAT-BRT-T4

How to Use

Remove BugRug from its packaging. The monitor is pre-baited and ready to use, with no assembly or preparation required.

Place the monitor where an infestation is suspected: between the mattress and the bed frame, behind the headboard or under the bed.

Position the monitor in the corners of the bed frame, where its triangular shape fits with ease.

Inspect the monitor through the clear plastic during routine visits to check for bed bug activity, without the need to open it.

Replace the monitor every 3 months, or sooner if it becomes full.

Why Pest Controllers Choose This Product

• Detecting bed bugs at low population levels is one of the main challenges in bed bug management, and confirming that a treatment has been successful is equally important. BugRug is designed to identify even the smallest infestations before and after treatments, giving pest controllers evidence to support inspection findings, treatment planning and post-treatment follow-up. Its combination of attraction, harbourage and visibility, together with a pre-baited, insecticide-free design, makes it a practical monitoring tool for integrated pest management (IPM) programmes in sensitive environments.

Additional Information

• Where to use: Hotels, homes, apartment buildings, kennels and catteries, pet hotels, nursing homes, dormitories, vehicles, luggage storage, cruise ships and planes.
• Storage: Store the monitors in their sealed packaging, in a cool, dry place, for a shelf life of 12 months. If longer storage is required, store in a fridge or freezer.

FAQs

Where should BugRug be placed?

Place BugRug where an infestation is suspected: between the mattress and the bed frame, behind the headboard or under the bed. Its triangular shape fits with ease into the corners of bed frames.

Does BugRug contain insecticide?

No. BugRug is non-toxic and insecticide-free. It uses a specially formulated attractant and a purpose-designed harbourage to encourage bed bugs to enter and settle within the monitor.

How often should BugRug be replaced?

Replace the monitor every 3 months, unless it is full earlier.

Can BugRug be used after a bed bug treatment?

Yes. BugRug is designed to identify even the smallest infestations both before and after professional treatments, helping to confirm whether bed bug activity remains.

Related Products:

Use these products alongside BugRug to complete a bed bug management programme, from detection through to treatment and prevention:

1. Cimex Eradicator – A non-chemical, non-contact steam generator that delivers steam at 180°C to kill adult bed bugs, nymphs and eggs through thermal shock. It suits integrated bed bug management alongside BugRug monitoring.
2. Mattress Encasements – Encasements made from patented MicronOne waterproof fabric, with a Zip-N-Click self-locking zip and stretch sidewalls to fit different mattress depths. They help protect the mattress from bed bugs once a treatment is complete.
3. Water Soluble Laundry Bags – Clear 660 mm x 840 mm laundry bags with a soluble sealing strip. They let you move infested bed linen straight from the bedroom to the washing machine without spreading the infestation, and they dissolve completely in cold water.