FAQ

Bed bugs are insects that feed on the blood of people and animals. They are small brown insects, flat and oval in shape.

Bed bugs can travel up to 100 ft in a night, but generally live in cracks and crevices within 8 feet of their host and feed every 5–10 days.

Under ideal conditions, they take 37 days to develop from an egg to an adult and adult females lay up to 1–7 eggs a day (up to 500 in a lifetime).

Bed bugs are not known to transmit any disease to humans but many people experience itchy skin and trouble sleeping while sharing their space with them.

Left untreated, bed bug populations double every 16 days and within a few months their population can number in the thousands.

Bed bugs can be seen with the naked eye. Adult bed bugs are approximately the size of an apple seed.

Typically, bed bugs are first discovered due to the small red bite marks they leave on the skin of their host.

You can also identify an infestation by looking for:

• Live bugs in the crevices of your mattress, box spring, or bed frame
• Cast-off exoskeletons left behind
• Black fecal markings on your mattress and box spring
• Tiny white eggs (about the size of a pinhead)

Adult bed bugs, in ideal conditions, have been known to survive for over a year without a blood meal! However it is more likely that their lifespan would "only" be around 4–6 months in typical conditions.

BF Pest Control is currently offering remote identification, pest education and advice, onsite inspections/treatments, and DIY Bed Bug Heater Rentals.