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- Appearance
- Adult bed bugs area approximately 3/16 inch long and reddish-brown in color. They are generally flat with an oval shape. Although once fed, they become plump and red.
- Habit
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They generally hide during the day, coming out at night to feed on their hosts, such as humans, birds, and family pets. Feeding only takes about 10 minutes and is usually unnoticed by the host. Afterward, the bite may become inflamed and itch, but many people never react. If no food source is available, this pest can lay waiting for 500 or more days.
- Diet
- Bed bugs feed mostly on human blood, but they will also feed on the blood of poultry, mice, rats, canaries, dogs and cats when necessary.
- Reproduction
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Females typically lay 1 to 5 eggs per day, and 200 - 500 in their lifetime. The eggs hatch in approximately 7 days and reach adulthood in about 21 days.
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