Cleburne, TX Bedbugs, Fleas & Ticks - Bed bugs are six legged parasitic pests that draw human and animal blood. Their length is around 1/4 inch with an oblong flat form. Their size is comparable to an apple seed. The top area of their body has gold shaded hair, antennae and cone like eyes. The bottom portion of their own bodies is wrinkly just like crinkled paper. Bedbugs are not able to fly however they can crawl extremely fast. They increase and multiply in the temperature range of 70 degrees as much as 80 degrees. A bedbug, is known as 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 half a dozen times. A normal female can lay five to seven eggs per week and can produce up to five-hundred eggs throughout its life expectancy of 12 months to 18 months. The eggs will hatch-out in just 6 to 17 days when they become known as nymphs. Bed Bug eggs are resistant to pesticides or herbicides. Bedbugs hide in bedding, rugs, quilts, clothing, underneath wallpaper, under cloths, between window curtain folds, behind wall decors and behind wood furnishings. They like to attack through the night and they will remain active right up until before daybreak. Bedbugs bite uncovered skin of a man or woman sleeping in an infested bed and leave red-colored scratchy spots. They just don't wander away from sleeping and relaxing areas however they be capable of travel in excess of 100 feet throughout the night to search for meals. Bed bugs were once terminated in the USA but they are making a comeback by making use of international travelers.