Palmer, TX Bedbugs, Fleas & Ticks - Bedbugs are six legged parasitic bugs that suck human and dog blood. Their size is approximately 1/4 inch with an oblong flat shape. Their size is comparable to an apple seed. The upper portion of their bodies has gold shaded hair, antennae and cone like eyes. The lower area of their own bodies is wrinkly similar to crinkled paper. Bed bugs are not able to fly however they can crawl very fast. They will develop and multiply inside a temperature range of 70 degrees as much as 80 degrees Fahrenheit. A new bed bug, is referred to as a nymph, they are clear in color and changes into a red color after eating. To reach adulthood, a nymph bed bug should shed its skin about 5 times. The average female can lay 5 to 7 eggs weekly and will produce around 500 eggs throughout its life-span of 12 months to 18 months. The eggs will hatch within just 6 to 17 days when they become known as nymphs. Bed Bug eggs are resistant to pesticides or herbicides. Bedbugs hide in mattresses, carpeting, bedsheets, clothes, underneath wallpaper, under rags, between window curtain folds, behind wall decorations and behind wood furnishings. They like to attack at night and they will remain active until prior to dawn. Bed bugs bite exposed skin of a person sleeping in an infested bed and leave red itchy dots.