Bed bugs are small, brownish, flat insects, from no bigger than a pinhead, to the size of a tick in adults. They small ones cannot be seen by naked eye. They feed on the blood of animals, including humans. The name comes from their tendency to live between mattresses and feed on bed occupants at night. Bed bugs move quickly over floors, walls, and ceilings. Female bed bugs lay up to five eggs a day and can have 500 in a lifetime.
Bed bugs are believed to have originally traveled to the United States from Europe in the 17th century. Efforts to control them after World War II dramatically reduced the occurrence of U.S. bed bug infestations. But recently, as you have heard in the news, bed bug infestations have made a big comeback. Six or seven years ago pest control companies in this area reported virtually no service calls a year. Now we get calls daily.
- Mahogany to rust brown/red co
- Six Legs
- Short, golden body hair
- Two antennae
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