New Fairview, TX Bedbugs, Fleas & Ticks - Bedbugs are six legged parasitic pests that suck human and pet blood. Their length is approximately 1/4 of an inch with an oval flat appearance. Their size is just like an apple seed. Top of the part of their body has gold colored hair, antennae and cone like eyes. The lower portion of their bodies is wrinkly similar to crinkled paper. Bed bugs can't fly but they can crawl very fast. They grow and multiply inside a temperature range of 70 degrees as much as 80 degrees Fahrenheit. A bed bug, is referred to as a nymph, they are clear in color and changes into a red color after eating. To achieve adulthood, a nymph bed bug should shed its skin about half a dozen times. The average female can lay 5 to 7 eggs per week and wil produce around five-hundred eggs throughout its life expectancy 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. Bedbugs hide in bedding, carpeting, blankets, clothing, underneath wallpaper, under rags, between window curtain folds, behind wall decors and behind wood furniture. They like to strike through the night and they will remain active until prior to daybreak. Bed bugs bite uncovered skin of a person in an infested bed and leave red-colored itchy spots. They don't wander away from sleeping and lounging areas however they manage to travel over 100 ft at night time to search for food.