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How fast can a bed bug infestation grow?
Bed bugs lay one to seven eggs per day after blood feeding. Eggs take from six to fourteen days to hatch.Nymph to sexually mature adult requires around five weeks.This means by the end of one week, a single mated female can easily lay more than twenty eggs. Around six to seven weeks later, given a steady blood supply, these 20 bedbugs are adults. If half of them are females and each one lays twenty eggs in a week, a second generation of nymphs numbering approximately 200 are possible within approximately two months. All of which come from just one mated female bed bug.
How to identify a bed bug infestation
Bedbugs are small blood-sucking insects that live in cracks and crevices. They crawl out at night and bite humans in order to feed on blood. They are attracted to carbon dioxide and body heat and feed approximately once per week.
Adult bedbugs look similar to apple seeds with legs. They are oval-shaped, flat and up to 5mm long. Their colour varies between dark yellow, red or brown Hatchlings are around the size of a poppy seed.
When inspecting for bed bugs look for blood spots on your sheets, bites on your skin, tiny black spots on your mattress and around cracks and crevices.
Bed bugs, eggs and mottled bedbug shells (bedbugs shed their outer layer as they grow)
Bed bugs can be seen with the naked eye. Use a bright torch and search for the insect itself, as well as, tiny white eggs, black spots and shed shells in the crevices and joints of your mattress, bed frame, furniture, behind wall hangings (pictures), under carpet edges, in curtains, cushions, sofas, around electrical sockets, fire alarms, skirting boards and any other small space which can offer harbourage. This process will require your bed and normally your bed side furniture to be dismantled.
What our clients say about us…..
“I recently used Brisk Pest Control when I found I had a problem with rats in my garden shed. I was surprised at how quick the response was, as they were able to come the day I phoned them. They dealt with the situation immediately and efficiently. The operative was very pleasant and gave me useful advice on how to prevent a recurrence.”
“From my initial phone inquiry, I was given step-by-step information on how my bedbug problem would be eradicated. They were very professional approach also calmed my nerves as a single woman having a stranger in my home. And my bug problem is gone gone gone! I honestly can’t thank them enough. Would highly recommend Brisk Pest Control. ”
“When we first started having pest problems in our public house in North West London, Brisk Pest Control was very quick to respond and thorough in their treatment. Because of this, we decided to sign up for a regular visit contract. This arrangement has given us peace of mind and we have had no further pest problems. Can’t thank these guys enough! ”
