Murphy, TX Bedbugs, Fleas & Ticks - Bedbugs are six legged parasitic pests that suck human and animal blood. Their length is around 1/4 of an inch with an oval flat shape. Their size is just like an apple seed. The top of portion of their body has gold colored hair, antennae and cone like eyes. The bottom portion of their own bodies is wrinkly just like crinkled paper. Bedbugs can not fly however they can crawl very quickly. They grow and multiply in a temperature range of 70 degrees around 80 degrees. A little bed bug, is called a nymph, they are see-through in color and changes into a bright red color after eating. To succeed in adulthood, a nymph bed bug should shed its skin approximately 5 times. An average female can lay 5 to 7 eggs a week and wil produce around five hundred eggs throughout its life span of Twelve months to eighteen months. The eggs will hatch-out within 6 to 17 days when they become known as nymphs. Bed Bug eggs are resistant to pesticides or herbicides. Bedbugs hide in bedding, carpeting, bedsheets, garments, underneath wallpaper, under cloths, between curtain folds, behind wall decors and behind wooden furniture. They like to attack during the night and they will remain active right up until before dawn. Bed bugs bite exposed skin of a person in an infested bed by leaving reddish colored scratchy dots. They just don't wander away from sleeping and relaxing areas however they are able to travel in excess of 100 feet at night time to look for meals.