Bedbugs are insects that thrive on human blood and they are small and oval shaped structure. The average size of an adult bedbug will be approximately the apple seed’s structure. They feed on human blood and their body becomes full with blood to change to red color. Bedbugs can walk quickly on the floors and walls. Female adults are capable of laying hundreds of eggs.
Bedbugs remain in the larval stage called nymphs and start shedding their skin every season until they become mature. For every process of shedding the skin they need human blood or animal blood. Bedbugs are real nuisance for humans but they will not spread diseases.
Bedbugs normally bite only the exposed human skin while they are sleeping for feeding on blood. Bedbug infestation was earlier managed by using pesticide called DDT which is now banned due to its high toxicity. Bedbugs often bite us on hotels, hospitals and even on shelter houses.
How do they enter your home?
Bedbugs will find its way into your home through clothing or luggage after you are back from vacation. They even cling to your couches or other easy items once they enter your house. They are very small structures and can easily hide in tiny spaces. They live in groups in unnoticed hiding places. Firstly they spend time on your bed or mattresses or sometimes on frames of your cot, so that they have easy access to your blood during night. But in due course, they scatter around your bedroom moving to any protected space. They lay eggs grow and multiply and enter other rooms of the apartment easily.
Having a bedbug in your home is surely a symptom of unhygienic atmosphere and you have to eradicate it using pest control services.
How do they feed?
Bedbugs remain active only at night and sleep all through the daytime. They bite people while they are asleep. It first pierces the exposed skin area like legs or arms and suck blood through their beaks. They literally feed on every human from 3-10 minutes time and get filled with blood and escape from the place silently.