When it comes to glue boards you need to be aware of what it’s main purpose is in order to be able to determine how successful they are. A glue board is not going to control an infestation, there just isn’t enough incentive for them to crawl into one. But every now and then one will, and that is how you’ll confirm that they are in fact there. That is their true purpose, for monitoring, not controlling numbers.

Bed bugs are like little ninjas. They’re hard to find and often the only sign of them is the red blotches on your skin the next day. So how do you figure out exactly what’s biting you? Glue traps are you answer.

Glue trap are relatively cheap, you can get them for as little as $1 a board. From there some can be spit up into thirds, costing you about 33 cents a piece. I highly recommend setting several around your room. I put them under the bed, under the dresser, in drawers and any other spot I think they might want to crawl and hide. I even put them under the couch coushins. I also like to keep them out of sight in case visitors stop by, but it just so happens that bed bugs also like to stay out of sight.

If you’re lucky, one will crawl across a glue board and become insnared. Then, finally, you’ll know what’s biting you.

For me, that was what finally confirmed our problem. My wife had been getting bites for quite some time. We had first suspected fleas. We treated our cat, even took him in to the vet for an inspection. There was no sign of fleas. Eventually one of the glue traps caught an adult bed bug in our master bedroom. Until that happened, we would have continued to live in denial. So for that alone, I will say that yes they do work. I will continue to use them and check them frequently.

I’ve also managed to catch many other things in glue traps. I’ve caught several mice in the garage. I’ve caught crickets, spiders and even centipedes. So even if you don’t manage to catch any bed bugs, they’ll definitely help you keep an eye on what creepy crawlies are in your house.