Bed Bug Facts

  • Bed bugs feed on human blood
  • Bed bugs will leave dark fecal spots on mattresses, clothing and walls
  • Bed bugs feed generally at night
  • Bed bugs will travel up to 20 feet to feed and occasionally further
  • Bed bugs can live over one year without feeding
  • Bed bugs average lifespan is 18 months depending on temperature and environment
  • Bed bugs feed 3 to 5 times per week
  • Bed bugs hide during the day
  • Bed bugs scent glands emit a sweet odor
  • Bed bugs are transported to new locations by hitchhiking on luggage, used furniture or clothing
  • Bed bugs can migrate to a new location through pipes, wiring runs and ventilation systems
  • Bed bugs crawl on your bed or body during the night
  • Bug bites make colorless, itchy welts that may or may not become inflamed
  • Scratching bed bug bites can lead to infections
  • Bed bug bites can appear often and are various sizes
  • Bed bugs blood spots can be found on your sheets in the morning
  • Bed bugs little black dots can be found on the sheets, mattress, or box spring
  • Bed bugs may be difficult to find because they hide well
  • Bed bugs are big enough to be seen with the naked eye
  • Bed bugs look similar to an apple seed in size and appearance
  • Bed bugs can be found in hotels, motels, dormitories, apartments, condos, private homes
  • Bed bugs do not jump
  • Bed bugs spend 90% of their time hiding
  • Bed bugs and are usually active only at night
  • Bed bugs avoid light and do not like to be disturbed.
  • Bed bugs bites
  • Bed bugs can cause allergic reaction in some people
  • Bed bugs can cause infections
  • Bed bugs can make you feel anxious, worried or ashamed
  • Bed bugs may be difficult to find
  • Bed bugs hide well
  • Bed bug eggs hatch into nymphs
  • Bed bug nymphs are tiny, about 1/16th of an inch
  • Bed bug nymphs look like small adults
  • Bed bug nymphs become adults in 5 weeks
  • Bed bugs go through 5 molts to reach adult size
  • Bed bugs must feed before each molt
  • Bed bugs can produce 3 to 7 eggs per week, laying up to 500 in a lifetime
  • Bed bugs grow fastest and lay most eggs at about 80°F
  • Bed bugs only feed on blood
  • Bed bugs feed when people are sleeping or sitting quietly
  • Bed bugs seek shelter in cracks and crevices when not feeding
  • Bed bug blood spots near where they feed and hide
  • Bed bugs can live over a year without a meal
  • Bed bug adult’s nymphs and eggs can survive many hardships and still survive
  • Bed bugs can be found in the cleanest of clean places
  • Bed bugs are much harder to get rid of if your home is cluttered
  • Bed bugs are small bloodsucking insects that feed on humans
  • Bed bugs often hide in mattresses but they can take up residence in furniture, behind walls etc.
  • Bed bugs will crawl and nest inside tiniest of crevices
  • Bed bugs do not transmit any pathogens or diseases
  • Bed bugs are typically nocturnal insects
  • Bed bugs leave small reddish or brownish spots on mattresses and linens
  • Bed bug spots/droppings are often the first sign of an infestation
  • Bed bugs are not necessarily a sign of unkempt or dirty homes
  • Bed bugs are less than 1/4? in length, flat, and oval shaped
  • Bed bugs saliva features an anesthetic to numb the pain as its biting
  • Bed bug saliva also contains anti-coagulant to keep the blood meal flowing
  • Bed bugs are attracted to carbon dioxide
  • Bed bugs are attracted to body heat
  • Once bitten by a bed bug you will not feel anything for hours
  • Bed bugs can widely disperse throughout a structure
  • Bed bugs can development into an adult can be completed in just five weeks
  • Bed bug eggs and newly hatched nymphs are pale and about the size of a pinhead
  • Bed bug signs of infestation include bloodstained fecal smears
  • Bed bugs feed at night by using a piercing break, victims may not even feel anything
  • Bed bugs are usually inactive between blood meals
  • Bed bug life cycle stages are egg, nymph and adult
  • Adult bed bugs are brown to reddish brown.
  • Bed bugs feed by sucking blood from humans.
  • After a blood meal, the bed bugs body becomes swollen
  • DIY bed bug treatments don’t work
  • Female bed bugs lay eggs after a blood meal
  • Female bed bugs lay about 200 to 500 eggs, usually at the rate of 1 to 5 eggs per day
  • Bed bug eggs will hatch in one or two weeks into Nymphs and begin feeding immediately
  • Bed bug nymphs shed their skin five times before becoming adults.
  • Bed bugs will mate soon after becoming mature
  • Bed bugs often spread do to the increase in international travel
  • Bed Bug once introduced, they will often spread from room to room
  • Bed bug bites can cause the skin may become irritated or inflamed
  • Bed bug bites will develop small, hard, swollen area with each bite
  • Bed bugs can infest airplanes, ships, trains and buses
  • Bed bug infestations occur frequently in hotels and motels because of international travel.
  • Bed bugs may leave a somewhat sweet odor in infested areas
  • Bed bugs are resurging without a doubt
  • Both males and females feed on human blood
  • Bed bugs must have a blood meal between each stage of their development
  • Reactions to a bed bug bite may take days to manifest
  • Bed bugs are often mistaken with other insects
  • Bed bugs will many times take up residence in couches, recliners and pull out beds
  • Bed bug control is best left to licensed professionals
  • Bed bugs can be a landlord worst nightmare if not stopped in time
  • Bed bug problem never get better with time
  • Bed bug preparation is very important and necessary
  • Bedbug bites do not normally require medical attention
  • Bed bug bites are sometimes mistaken for flea bites
  • Bed bugs infect clean and dirty houses and hotels, they do not discriminate
  • Bed bugs travel from place to place, usually attached clothes, furniture or luggage.
  • Bed bug control performed by homeowners seldom work
  • Bed bugs spend 90% of their life hiding
  • Bed bugs live wherever people do
  • Bed bugs hide in bed frame and box spring
  • Bed bugs hide in tufts, seams and folds of mattresses
  • Bed bugs hide in dresser drawers, wall units, end tables and closets
  • Bed bugs hide in couches, tables and chairs
  • Bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices in hardwood flooring
  • Bed bugs hide under carpets, between walls, behind wallpaper and under tack strips
  • Bed bugs hide behind baseboards, window and door frames and picture frames
  • Bed bugs hide in electrical plug outlets and switches
  • Bed bugs hide in lamps, telephones, electronics, televisions, computers and radios
  • Bed bugs hide in suitcases, luggage, backpacks, purses, footwear, clothing and jackets
  • Bed bugs hide in book bindings, magazines, cd’s and dvd’s
  • Bed bugs can be difficult to find or see
  • Bed bugs can cause allergic reactions
  • Bed bugs can bother people with allergies
  • Bed bug are commonly found in apartments
  • Bed bugs are commonly found in bedrooms
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Picton Bed Bug Areas

  • Allisonville
  • Ameliasburg
  • Athol
  • Big Bay
  • Big Island
  • Bloomfield
  • Carrying Place
  • Cherry Valley
  • Consecon
  • Consecon Lake
  • Demorestville
  • Glenora Ferry
  • Gosport
  • Green Point
  • Hastings
  • Hay Bay
  • Hillier
  • Hollowell
  • Lake Ontario
  • Long Reach
  • Loyalist Parkway
  • Milford
  • Mountain View
  • Murray Canal
  • Muscote Bay
  • North Marysburgh
  • Outlet Park
  • PECI
  • Picton
  • Picton Bay
  • Prince Edward County
  • Rednersville
  • Roblin
  • Rosehall
  • Rossmore
  • Sandbanks
  • Sophiasburgh
  • South Marysburgh
  • Thurlow
  • Waupoos
  • Wellers Bay
  • Wellington