Baby Bed Bugs Pictures, Size and How to Identify Bites

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Baby bed bugs or nymphs are bed bugs that are passing through the first 5 stages of development (stage 6 is adulthood). They are about the size of the head of a pin and are light brown/straw colored. After they feed the body turns red as shown below.

A bed bug will seek to feed on a human (or bat, bird as an alternative) as soon as they are born. They need to feed in order to pass from stage to stage. If a feeding opportunity is available they can feed more than one time between stages. A nymph or baby bed bug can live from 3 to 4 months without feeding.

As bed bugs develop they molt (shed their skin) between stages. You can often find remnants of the bed bug on the mattress, a sure sign that there is or was some type of bed bug problem.

It takes four to five weeks for a bed bug to move from egg to adult (1 week per stage), depending on the temperature. The ideal temperature for development is 50 degrees F (10C).

Video showing bed bug infestation at all life stages. See actual size bed bugs in action.

A bed bug (baby bed bugs-nymphs, adults) has a hollow tube or stylet which moves out from the head and into the host skin surface. The sytlet impales the skin and then searches for a location where blood can be withdrawn. In effect bed bugs do not bite, they puncture. It takes up to 10 minutes for a bed bug to finish a blood meal.

When done, they move back to a tight narrow hiding place, which is often as close to the host as possible. This is why bedbugs are found in mattress seams.

Bed bug eggs are approximately 1mm in width. They are white-yellow in color and tend to be laid in small groupings. They are attached to each surface with a cement like substance.

A female will lay about 500 eggs during her lifetime. It takes 2 weeks for a bedbug egg to hatch. They will lay about 1 to 2 eggs per day.

An adult bed bug will seek to feed every 3 to 5 days. They live for approximately 6 to 12 months.

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