These invasive pests have been around for hundreds of years, and have developed ingenious adaptive methods to thrive amongst humans. Bed bugs need humans to survive, and so will turn up wherever there is a human colony.

Bed Bug Habits

A few bed bugs are more than enough to start a full-blown infestation, so always be aware of your surroundings and keep a watchful eye out for bed bugs. Bed bugs can come even in the cleanest of areas, which is why they are found everywhere – from homes to hotels, from hospitals to train bunks! Bed bugs are nocturnal insects, which mean that they are active only at night. They hide in various corners, cracks, and creases in the mornings, and so can be hard to detect. A bed bug feeds on human blood, and each feeding session can go up to 10 minutes. 

Bed bugs are attracted to the carbon dioxide generated by the human body and feed on the surface of the skin when the person is sleeping. Mostly the sleeping person does not notice the bed bugs stuck to his or her skin. They go back into hiding once they have finished feeding.

Some of the Bed Bug Facts:

Bed bugs not only bring about the loss of peaceful sleep but also cause allergies, irritability issues and damage to household items (such as mattresses) in extreme cases.  Bed buds reduce one’s comfort of living and can become a daily source of stress and tension. 

People with bed bug infestations in their rooms or homes are often tired and irritable because their skins are itchy and their body is tired of lack of proper sleep.

A few facts about bed bugs:

1. They are parasitic, invasive, nocturnal insects

2. Bed bugs can cause itchy rashes but are not carriers of any disease

3. Bed bugs feed mostly on humans because there is more exposed, furless skin

4. They are commonly found in warmer climates

5. They do not have wings

6. Most bed bugs don’t travel beyond 30 feet or so

7. They can only move about 4 feet in a minute

8. Female bed bugs lay around eight eggs a day

9. Many species of bed bugs are resistant to pesticides