They have been seen all over the country, infestation of bed bugs in offices, homes, condos, movie theaters, hotels, second hand furniture and even restaurants. The blood sucking creatures are everywhere. Unfortunately, their favorite victims are humans. They will feast on human blood by the hundreds at any given time.
The life cycle of bed bug is 10 months; some have been known to live up to one year. They lay eggs indoors. One female bed bug can lay up to 500 eggs. They actually lay 3-8 eggs at a time. Bed bugs favorite place to lay eggs are near humans. They will find cracks and crevices to deposit a cluster of eggs. The eggs take up to 12 days to hatch. It takes bed bugs 32-48 days to become adults. Now you can see why infestation is swift. Did you know that bed bugs can survive up to seven months without one single drop of blood? Yes. It's true.
Bed bugs do not feed on anything else other than blood. They do not spread any known infections to humans. If you are bitten by bed bugs, you will feel itchy with swelling and inflammation on the skin. If the itchiness is unbearable, take some antihistamines or apply some cortisone cream on the skin. If it still persist, see your doctor for treatment.