09/15/2022
BED BUGS!!! The pest of the week!
Bed bugs are parasites that preferentially feed on humans. If people aren't available, they instead will feed on other warm-blooded animals (birds, rodents, bats, pets.)
They love to hide in seams of fabric, furniture and mattresses and can detect a warm-blooded host with the sensors on their antennas (by the exhalation of our breath which contains Co2.)
Aside from these senses, it is believed that bed bugs have a compound eye structure that allows them to see in black and white. Their eyes let them pick up the heat signature emitted by the body. Since the heat signature of a sleeping body is warmer in the middle area, you will most likely find more bed bug bites on your arms, torso and legs than on the fingers and toes.
Although small in size, bed bugs can quickly reproduce and survive for months without feeding, allowing undetected infestations to rapidly grow. Below is a display of their life cycle.
Though their eyes are not able to immediately create a full picture, they can see and sense very well that they are able to do what they are best at – finding you and feeding on you……
Call us for help if you see this critter! free estimates are available!