Bartonville, TX Bedbugs, Fleas & Ticks - Bedbugs are six legged parasitic creatures that draw human and pet blood. Their size is approximately 1/4 of an inch with an oblong flat shape. Their size resembles an apple seed. The top of area of their body has gold colored hair, antennae and cone like eyes. The lower area of their own bodies is wrinkly similar to crinkled paper. Bedbugs can't fly however they can crawl very fast. They increase and multiply within a temperature range of 70 degrees as much as 80 degrees Fahrenheit. A little bed bug, is generally known as a nymph, they are clear in color and changes into a red color after eating. To achieve adulthood, a nymph bed bug needs to shed its skin approximately half a dozen times. An average female can lay 5 up to 7 eggs per week and will produce as much as five hundred eggs throughout its life span of 12 months to 18 months. The eggs will hatch within 6 to 17 days when they become known as nymphs. Bed Bug eggs are resistant to bug sprays. Bed bugs hide in bedding, carpeting, quilts, clothing, underneath wallpaper, under rags, between drape folds, behind wall decors and behind wood furnishings. They love to attack at night and they will remain active until before daybreak. Bedbugs bite exposed skin of a person in an infested bed and then leave reddish colored scratchy dots.