Quick facts

• Females lay white, oval eggs (1/16" long) into cracks and crevices. 
• An individual bed bug can lay 200 to 250 eggs in her lifetime. 
• The eggs hatch in 6 to 10 days and the newly emerged nymphs seek a blood meal.

• Bed bugs feed on humans and animals and use their blood to grow and reproduce.
• Bed bugs do not transmit disease to people.
• Bed bugs live close to where people sleep, rest or sit for long periods of time.
• Bed bugs are active at night and generally hide during the day.

You may not realize that you have been bitten. Bite reactions vary from 30% of people having no reaction to mild red spots to severe rash or hives.