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Statistics

Bed Bug Life cycle – After the female bed bug deposits her eggs they will hatch approximately 7 – 10 days later.

From nymph to adult life stage, the bed bug passes through 5 cycles. When it reaches adulthood, the bed bug transitions from a yellowish brown to a reddish brown colour.

Adult bed bugs range from 5mm – 7mm long. Bed bugs can reach maturity in 21 days and live for up to 1 year. Their chance of survival is helped by the fact that bed bugs can live for several months without having a blood meal.

How often they lay eggs – Once female bed bugs are impregnated by a male they must consume a blood meal to heal their injuries inflicted by the process of traumatic insemination. The adult female bed bug produces an average of 5 eggs per day reaching a lifetime total of approximately 500 eggs. Bed bug eggs are typically hidden in cracks and crevices.

Bed bug eggs stand a good chance of survival if temperatures stay at a range between 21°C and 28°C. Live bed bugs have a great ability to live in diverse temperatures. To kill bed bugs with heat you must elevate the external environment to a temperature of 48.9°C or 120°F. Cold temperatures must reach a low of -18°C or 0.4°F and must be sustained for several weeks. The use of heat is most common because it is much more accessible than extreme cold.

Bed bugs are not known to transmit disease from one person to another person.

Bed bugs can go undetected because they are small, can easily hide in tiny cracks and crevices and usually feed at night. Itchy welts on skin and/or black or brown spots on mattresses, sheets, bed frames or walls are all signs of a bedbug infestation.

Reactions to bed bug bites vary between people. Some people don't react to bed bug bites while others can have allergic reactions like itchy welts. Allergic sensitivity in a person may increase the more they are bit. Bed bug bites may not be noticed right away because bed bugs usually feed at night when people are asleep and there may be a delayed reaction to the bites. It can also be hard to identify a bed bug bite compared to other insect bites or other skin conditions.

Early detection of a bed bug infestation is very important. The larger the infestation, the more difficult getting rid of the bed bugs will be. Because bed bugs travel easily, you may also have to treat nearby rooms. Remove or reduce any clutter where bed bugs can hide. Bed bugs may fall off infested items when moved. Securely seal items in an enclosed bag, plastic wrap or plastic container to prevent them from spreading to non-infested areas of the building.

95% of US based pest management professionals companies have encountered a bed bug infestation in the past year.
Prior to 2000, only 25% of respondents had encountered a bed bug activity.
Bed bugs love to "hitchike"on people and their belongings. The rise of bed bugs will continue amongst those living in rural and urban areas who live in close confines of each other.
52% of pest management companies report treating bed bug infestations in rural areas compared to 71% in urban areas and 80% in suburban areas.
Bed bugs are the most difficult pest to treat - according to 76% of survey respondents - more so than cockroaches, ants and termites.
One in five Americans have had a bed bug infestation in their home or knows someone who has encountered bed bugs in their home or hotel
Most Americans are concerned about bed bugs and believe that infestations in the United States are increasing