Haltom City, TX Bedbugs, Fleas & Ticks - Bedbugs are six legged parasitic creatures that suck human and dog blood. Their size is around 1/4 inch with an oval flat form. Their size resembles an apple seed. The top of part of their body has gold tinted hair, antennae and cone like eyes. The lower portion of their bodies is wrinkly similar to crinkled paper. Bedbugs can't fly but they can crawl quickly. They will grow and multiply in a temperature range of 70 degrees around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. A new 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. The average female can lay 5 to 7 eggs weekly and can produce approximately five-hundred eggs throughout its life of 12 months to eighteen 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. Bed bugs hide in bedding, carpeting and rugs, blankets, garments, underneath wallpaper, under towels, between drape folds, behind wall decorations and behind wooden home furniture. They like to strike at night and they will remain active right up until before daybreak. Bed bugs bite exposed skin of a individual sleeping in an infested bed and leave red itchy bites.