10/23/2019
A POTENTIAL INFESTATION
ONE ADULT FEMALE BEDBUG THAT LAYS EGGS ON
DAY 1 CAN LAY 7 EGGS PER WEEK FOR 52 WEEKS. AFTER 30 DAYS, THE FIRST HATCHLINGS HAVE MATURED AND BEGIN LAYING EGGS AT THE SAME RATE. ASSUMING EACH HATCH INCLUDES 4 MALE AND 3 FEMALE OFFSPRING, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT AN INFESTATION CAN COULD TURN INTO:
DAY 1- ONE PREGNANT FEMALE
6 WEEKS- 22 BEDBUGS
12 WEEKS- 106 BEDBUGS
16 WEEKS- 421 BEDBUGS
6 MONTHS- 13,328 BEDBUGS
THEY INNER BREED SO IT ONLY TAKES ONE PREGNANT FEMALE!!
SCARY ISN’T IT?