Category Archives: Bed Bug Life Cycle

Bed bugs have only one mode of transportation without help from humans and that is to crawl. They cannot jump since they have no legs developed for jumping. Also they are not aerodynamically developed so if they could jump, they would be very inefficient jumpers Continue reading →

Bed bug images: photos of bed bugs and evidence of their presence: eggs, fecal stains, and cast skins You can click many of the bed bug photos below and you will be taken to the flickr page. Click all sizes and then large to get the best view. If you think you are suffering from bed bug bites, or if you have seen a strange bug or other signs, the photos below will help you determine if you have them. Continue reading →

Prepare the area : Pretreatment Procedures Reduce clutter to make bed bug inspection easier. Be careful when removing items from the infested area to other areas because you may transfer the bed bugs. Personal items (stuffed animals, soft toys, blankets) should be removed, cleaned with a vacuum cleaner, and bagged in plastic for a couple of days with Nuvan Strips Continue reading →

For thousands of years, humans understood that the bed bug would rather feed on humans than any other animal. Bed bugs only feed on blood; they do not feed on spilled food or other food of human origin. When bed bugs feed, they insert their piercing and sucking mouthparts, injecting an anti-coagulant so that the host blood does not clot Continue reading →

All about the Different Types of Bed bugs, Life Cycle, Biology, Identification, Facts & Other Bed bugInformation See also: Bed bug Control, How to Get Rid of Bed bugs (click to enlarge) Bed Bugs are very small insects that feed on the blood of animals, specifically warm-blooded animals. Continue reading →

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The Bed Bug Life Cycle Bed bugs who feed on blood regularly have a lifespan of about ten to eleven months. If blood is available regularly, bed bugs can have three generations per year. Bed bugs (females) usually produce four to eight eggs at a time. Continue reading →

Female bed bugs must be fertilized by a male to lay eggs. The female only needs to be fertilized once every 6-8 weeks. She will lay eggs every day after fertilization Continue reading →

Questions? Enter keywords in search box below: - How to identify and treat an outbreak - Summary: Bed bugs (often spelled "bedbugs") are small blood-sucking insects Continue reading →

Knowing what to look for is the first step in identifying and controlling bed bugs.There are many bugs that look like bed bugs so an accurate identification is a critical first step to avoid costly treatment for the wrong bug. The types of bugs that look like bed bugs will vary somewhat depending on your region of the country, but photos and descriptions of common look-alikes have been compiled by researchers: Two adult bed bugs in a petri dish (courtesy of Kim Jung) Adult bed bugs, in general,are: about the size of an apple seed (5-7 mm or 3/16 - 1/4 inch long); long andbrown, with a flat, oval-shaped body (if not fed recently); atrue bug (characteristics of true bugs include a beak with three segments; antenna that have four parts; wings that are not used for flying; and short, golden-colored hairs); and smelly, with a musty-sweetish odor produced through glands on the lower side of the body. Continue reading →