Bed Bug Life Cycle

www.ReynoldsPest.com - Bed Bug Pest Control Inspection in Port St Lucie, Jensen Beach, Jupiter, and Vero Beach is critical if you think you may have bed bugs. This video shows what exterminators and other pest control professionals look for when doing a bed bug inspection and will help you determine if you have a problem. Reynolds Pest Management provides free inspections to determine whether or not you have a bed bug infestation, or other pest problem. Call today for a free no obligation inspection. If you have a need we provide free, no hassle quotes with no contracts required. Distribution Human dwellings, birds nests, and bat caves make the most suitable habitats for bed bugs since they offer warmth, areas to hide, and most importantly hosts on which to feed (Dolling 1991). Bed bugs are not evenly distributed throughout the environment but are instead concentrated in harborages (Usinger 1966). Within human dwellings, harborages include cracks and crevices in walls, furniture, behind wallpaper and wood paneling, or under carpeting (Krueger 2000). Bed bugs are usually only active during night but will feed during the day when hungry (Usinger 1966). Bed bugs can be transported on clothing, in traveler's luggage, or in bedding and furniture (USDA 1976) but lack appendages to enable them to cling to hair, fur, or feathers, so are rarely found on hosts (Dolling 1991). Description The adult bed bug is a broadly flattened, ovoid, insect with greatly reduced wings (Schuh and ...