Bedbugs Bite!

Bed bugs bite

Introduction Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite! These words were just an old rhyme a few years ago. Bedbugs (or" bed bugs" ) were hard to find. But today these words are good advice. Bedbugs have returned. These little pests are causing big problems in cities all over the world.

What Are Bedbugs? Bedbugs are brown, crawling insects that grow to be about the size of apple seeds. They hide in tight spaces during the day and are active at night. As their name suggests, bedbugs often live in people's beds. They might be hiding under your mattress. Bedbugs bite people or other animals to drink their blood.

Bedbugs are not attracted to dirt or garbage. They don't care if their hiding spots are fancy or plain. People who keep their homes clean can get them. People with a lot of money or a little money can get them. Even movie stars get bedbugs!

Unlike mosquitoes, which fly around to find their meals, bedbug slike the easy life. They bite when a person is quiet and still. Their victims may be sleeping in bed or sitting quietly, watching TV.

Bedbug Life Cycle It doesn't take very long for a few bedbugs to become a lot of bedbugs. A female bedbug can lay more than two hundred eggs in her lifetime. The eggs hatch in six to ten days. When a bedbug eats, its body swell sup. As it digests its food, its body shrinks. As a bedbug grows up, its outer skin becomes too tight for its body. When this happens, the bug molts, or sheds, its outer skin. A bedbug molts five times before it is an adult. A developing bedbug can go for months without eating. An adult bedbug can go for a year without food. But if a bedbug lives near people, it will eat every day.