BED BUGS FEED ON BLOOD, PRINCIPALLY THAT OF
HUMANS, BY PIERCING THE SHIN WITH THEIR ELONGATED
BEAKS. ALTHOUGH THEY INFLICT MISERY ON THEIR
VICTIMS, IT HAS NEVER BEEN PROVEN THAT BED BUGS
CARRY DISEASE-CAUSING PATHOGENS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
BED BUGS ARE WHITE AND ABOUT 1/32 INCH LONG.
NEWLY HATCHED BUGS ARE TRANSLUCENT AND NEARLY
COLORLESS. AS THEY GROW, THEY MOLT. AFTER EACH
MOLT THEY ARE PALE IN COLOR, THEN BECOME
BROWNISH AS THE EXOSKELETON HARDENS.
FEMALE BED BUGS WILL LAY ABOUT 200 EGGS DURING
HER LIFETIME (3 OR 4 PER DAY). EGGS HATCH IN 6 TO 17
DAYS AND THE NYMPHS FIND A HOST AND BEGIN TO FEED
ON BLOOD IMMEDIATELY. BED BUGS REACH MATURITY
AFTER FIVE MOLTS. THEY MAY LIVE FOR SEVERAL
WEEKS TO SEVERAL MONTHS WITHOUT FEEDING,
DEPENDING UPON THE TEMPERATURE.
BED BUGS FEED MOSTLY AT NIGHT BY PIERCING THE SKIN
OF PEOPLE WHILE THEY SLEEP. WHEN BED BUGS BITE,
THEY INJECT A FLUID INTO A PERSON'S SKIN THAT
ENABLES THE INSECT TO WITHDRAW BLOOD. OFTEN THE
FLUID CAUSES THE SKIN TO BECOME IRRITATED,
INFLAMED AND ITCHY.
HUMANS, BY PIERCING THE SHIN WITH THEIR ELONGATED
BEAKS. ALTHOUGH THEY INFLICT MISERY ON THEIR
VICTIMS, IT HAS NEVER BEEN PROVEN THAT BED BUGS
CARRY DISEASE-CAUSING PATHOGENS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
BED BUGS ARE WHITE AND ABOUT 1/32 INCH LONG.
NEWLY HATCHED BUGS ARE TRANSLUCENT AND NEARLY
COLORLESS. AS THEY GROW, THEY MOLT. AFTER EACH
MOLT THEY ARE PALE IN COLOR, THEN BECOME
BROWNISH AS THE EXOSKELETON HARDENS.
FEMALE BED BUGS WILL LAY ABOUT 200 EGGS DURING
HER LIFETIME (3 OR 4 PER DAY). EGGS HATCH IN 6 TO 17
DAYS AND THE NYMPHS FIND A HOST AND BEGIN TO FEED
ON BLOOD IMMEDIATELY. BED BUGS REACH MATURITY
AFTER FIVE MOLTS. THEY MAY LIVE FOR SEVERAL
WEEKS TO SEVERAL MONTHS WITHOUT FEEDING,
DEPENDING UPON THE TEMPERATURE.
BED BUGS FEED MOSTLY AT NIGHT BY PIERCING THE SKIN
OF PEOPLE WHILE THEY SLEEP. WHEN BED BUGS BITE,
THEY INJECT A FLUID INTO A PERSON'S SKIN THAT
ENABLES THE INSECT TO WITHDRAW BLOOD. OFTEN THE
FLUID CAUSES THE SKIN TO BECOME IRRITATED,
INFLAMED AND ITCHY.
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