Identify Bed Bugs

Bedbugs are reddish-brown, oval, and flat, about the size of an apple seed. They hide in the cracks and crevices of beds, box springs, headboards, and bed frames during the day. It’s a daunting task to eliminate bedbugs from your home. Professional help is recommended.

Size: Approximately 3/16 inches in length.

Behavior: Approximately 3/16 inches in length.

Bed bugs feed on blood and have mouth parts that are adapted for piercing skin. Like most blood-sucking arthropods, they inject saliva during feeding, which has anticoagulant properties. Bed bugs respond to the warmth and carbon dioxide of a host and quickly locate a suitable feeding site. Most feeding occurs at night, and they generally seek shelter during the day. However, bed bugs are opportunistic and will bite in the day, especially if starved for some time. They can survive for long periods without feeding. While their preferred host is human, they will feed on a wide variety of other warm-blooded animals, including rodents, rabbits, bats, and even birds.