Common Pests
Bedbugs are obligatory hematophagous (bloodsucking) insects. Most species feed on humans only when other prey are unavailable. Bedbugs are attracted to their hosts primarily by carbon dioxide, secondarily by warmth, and also by certain chemicals.
are tiny wingless insects that feed on the blood of warm blooded-animals. The bed bug has a football shaped outer shell that will expand as it fills up with blood. Like many other blood sucking insects, they insert a syringe-like "mouth" extension into the host's skin. Bedbugs will target any area of exposed skin.
A bedbug pierces the skin of its host with two hollow feeding tubes. With one tube it injects its saliva, which contains anticoagulants and anesthetics, while with the other it withdraws the blood of its host. After feeding for about five minutes, the bug returns to its hiding place.
Although bedbugs can live for a year without feeding, they normally try to feed every five to ten days. In cold weather, bedbugs can live for about a year; at temperatures more conducive to activity and feeding, about 5 months.
These insects are referred to as "" because they feed primarily while their host is asleep, but couches, cloth chairs, bed frames, clothing, and any other dark protected area like inside walls and closed light fixtures can also become home to !
Since can hide in so many places, they are not easy to eradicate. Call or email us to find out more on .
