One major challenge you have to deal with when faced with a bed bug infestation is knowing how they operate. One question you should ask, “When do bed bugs come out the most?”
It might be hard to convince the latter to set that bed bugs exist in a house/home/environment. May even be harder to convince them to take measures to exterminate pests that they do not think exists. One way to win them over is to show them the actual insect.
However, with their flat bodies, spend most of their time in hiding. Furthermore, their body shape enables them to hide easily in places like floor cracks and bedding. The only way to find them is when they come out. So,
When do they come out to feed?
Bed bugs feed exclusively on blood. Unlike insects like fleas, they do not feed on anything else. Although a female can go up to two months without feeding, they need food – usually called a blood meal – to sustain their existence and maintain their life cycle.
As such, they will come out when they want to feed. From eggs to when they become adults, they require food in different quantities because of this feeding pattern, you may not see them come out often.
On the other hand, nymphs (from the first stage to the fifth stage larvae) require a blood meal every day. This enables them to move on to the next step of their existence and also molt – that is shed skin. Bed bugs come out the most when they want to feed.
When do Bed Bugs come out?
Bed bugs are nocturnal insects. This means is that they are more active at night. This is one of the main reasons why you wake up with an itchy skin.
Most people only realize the severity of an infestation when they wake up to red bumps on their skin. Usually itchy, it can also serve as a source of skin irritation for most people. Most are usually more active at night majorly because they want to feed. “When do they come out the most?”, is a question that is useful in eliminating the infestation. Read More…
