Experts in eliminating bed bugs from your home
Bed bugs belong to the order Hemiptera, more precisely to the suborder Heteroptera. There are several suborders of Heteroptera, including half-winged bedbugs, which are unable to fly. Among these heteropterans are different varieties of crawling bugs.
The bedbug is the most commonly encountered in human environments. Other varieties of heteroptera are found in birds, occupying their nests, such as the swallow bug or Martin bug (Oeciacus hirundinis), the pigeon bug (Cimex columbarius), and the Cimex pipistrella variety that inhabits attics frequented by bats.
Bedbugs' feeding habits
Most heteropterans live in the wild, feeding on plant sap or hunting a variety of small arthropods such as aphids, mites, caterpillars and so on. Examples include the poplar bug (Anthocoris nemorum), a member of the anthocoridae family, and the conifer bug.
BED BUGS
Length: 5 to 8 mm long.
Appearance: Reddish-brown.
Lifespan: 9 to 18 weeks.
Reproduction: 150 to 350 eggs at a rate of 3 eggs per day.
Habitat: Near beds, cracks and cavities in woodwork, joints in bedding, undersides of carpets, backs of paintings, etc.
Diet: Feeds on the blood of all warm-blooded animals, with man as its preferred host.
Originally from Asia, they arrived in our country via warmer climates. Adult bed bugs are reddish-brown in color, with an oval, flattened body. They are wingless and have microscopic hairs that give them a striped appearance.
