Bed bugs have oval and flat bodies. Their color is reddish-brown. Their heads are short and broad. Adults are 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch. When adult bed bugs feed, they swell slightly in size. They also darken to a blood-red color. Nymphs have the shape of adults but they are yellow-white in color. Bed bugs can be seen by the naked eye.
Bed bugs do not fly or jump. They are able to enter very small locations in structures because of their flattened bodies. Bed bugs can live several weeks or months with no feedings. Adults and young can go with no feedings for 80 to 140 days. Older bed bugs can go with no feedings longer than the younger ones. Older adults are known to live as long as 550 days with no feedings. That is about 18 months.
Bed bugs are a public health pest. While bed bugs have not been shown to transmit disease, they do cause a variety of negative physical health, mental health and economic consequences.
Bedbug Bites, Allergic reaction to bites, Sleep deprivation, Stress, Bed bugs also cause damages to homes and furnishing.
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