Bed bugs are usually flat and oval-shaped creatures which are 1/4 - 5/8 inches long. They are typically brown but appear red and bloated just after feeding. The young bed bugs are called as nymphs and they appear colorless. These feeds normally on humans but they also feed on other animals especially during the nights. It has a life span of four to six months and a female bed bug can lay about 500 eggs during her life span. Normally bed bugs feed on the blood of human beings but they do suck...

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Bed bugs are small parasites that feeds on human blood, they belongs to the family Cimicidae. The name of this parasite denotes its preferred habitat are the beds. Though they are not actually nocturnal, they are active at night as their hosts spend the night in the bugs’ habitat. These parasites are able to feed on their hosts unnoticed.

The bugs are reddish brown in color. They are called by different names like crimson rambler, wall louse, and redcoat, mahogany flat to name a few. Apart...

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In the recent years, there has been an increased case of bed bugs being reported everywhere. You do not know where they come from but it sure is a nuisance. Though much is done to get rid of them but they just seem adamant to go off so easily. At one time bed bugs were completely eradicated from the country but it seems to have resurfaced from nowhere bed bugs are small wingless insects that feed on blood. It lives near the living quarters of its victims.

The bed bugs attack not just people...

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Bed bugs are small, nocturnal, parasitic insects that live by feeding on blood of warm-blooded animals. These insects prefer its habitat of houses and beds or most particularly where people sleep and thus the name "Bed Bug". They may also present in boxes, suitcases, furnitures, and clothing and will contaminate the house.

The bed bug bites cause skin rashes, psychological effects and allergic symptoms. The symptoms of bed bug bites include multiple small, raise welts on the skin that...

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Bed bugs are parasites that feed on human blood. Though the little pest does not carry infections or harmful bacteria with them, they cause rashes and itching which may lead to infection. Bed bugs are nocturnal in their habit. They are found to be most active only at night as their prey sleeps over their place of attack, which goes unnoticed. Face, neck, hands, arms, foot are some of the exposed body parts that serves as a common site for attacks.

The most common bed bug symptoms are rashes...

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