Bedbugs Bite!

Bed Bugs Bite, written by Joan Link.

《臭虫咬呀咬》，作者：琼·林克

Introduction. Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite. These words were just an old rhyme a few years ago. Bed bugs, or bed bugs, were hard to find. But today these words are good advice. Bed bugs have returned. These little pests are causing big problems in cities all over the world.

引言 晚安，睡香香，别让臭虫咬哦。 前些年，这些话还只是首老童谣。 臭虫啊臭虫，那时候可难找啦。 可现在呀，这话可是很好的提醒哦。 臭虫又回来了。 这些小害虫正在全世界的各个城市里惹大麻烦。

What are bed bugs? Bed bugs 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, bed bugs often live in people's beds. They might be hiding under your mattress. Bed bugs bite people or other animals to drink their blood.

臭虫是什么呀？ 臭虫是棕色的爬行动虫，长大后差不多和苹果籽一样大哦。 它们白天躲在狭小的缝隙里，晚上才出来活动。 就像它们的名字说的那样，臭虫经常住在人们的床上。 它们说不定就藏在你的床垫下面哦。 臭虫会咬人或者其他动物，吸他们的血。

Bed bugs 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 bed bugs.

臭虫不会被灰尘或者垃圾吸引哦。 它们才不管藏身的地方是豪华还是普通呢。 家里收拾得干干净净的人也可能会碰到臭虫。 有钱的人、没钱的人都可能碰到臭虫。 就连电影明星也会碰到臭虫哦。

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

蚊子会飞来飞去找吃的，臭虫可不一样，它们喜欢过舒服日子。 当人安安静静一动不动的时候，它们就会来咬人啦。 它们的受害者可能正躺在床上睡觉，或者安安静静坐着看电视呢。

Bed Bug Life Cycle It doesn't take very long for a few bed bugs to become a lot of bed bugs. A female bed bug can lay more than 200 eggs in her lifetime. The eggs hatch in 6 to 10 days. When a bed bug eats, its body swells up. As it digests its food, its body shrinks. As a bed bug grows up, its outer skin becomes too tight for its body. When this happens, the bug molts or sheds its outer skin. A bed bug molts five times before it is an adult. A developing bed bug can go for months without eating. An adult bed bug can go for a year without food. But if a bed bug lives near people, it will eat every day.

臭虫的生命周期 几只臭虫不用多久就能变成一大堆臭虫哦。 一只雌性臭虫一辈子能产200多颗卵。 这些卵会在6到10天里孵化。 臭虫吃饱的时候，身体会胀鼓鼓的。 等它消化完食物，身体又会缩回去。 臭虫长大的时候，它的外皮就会变得太紧，包不住身体啦。 这时候，臭虫就会蜕皮，把外面的旧皮脱掉。 臭虫要蜕五次皮才能长成成年臭虫哦。 还在长身体的臭虫不吃东西也能活好几个月。 成年臭虫不吃东西甚至能活一整年。 不过如果臭虫住在人附近，它每天都会出来觅食哦。