By Cesar Soto on
5/4/2011 9:50 AM
Bed Bugs are very small; adults are no bigger than an eraser head on a pencil.
They are long oval and flat before feeding, can be translucent and brownish, reddish after feeding.
Bed Bugs only feed on blood, period.
Females can lay 1 to 5 eggs per day, eggs hatch within 10 ten days and an adult can develope in as little as 21 days.
Adult Bed Bugs can live well over a year with a meal. 1st instar nymphs can not. (Between a few days and 90 days) This is based on our studies. (Freedom Pest Control).
Bed Bugs hide in cracks and crevices, baseboards, wallpaper, peeling paint, curtains, stuff animals, just about anywhere in your home, not only your mattres, box spring or sofa.
Why the resurgence? Travel, secondhand furniture, pest control practices, the list goes on. What is important is that they are here and they don't discriminate....