Have you seen little black bugs walking around your bed at night? Here are some bed bug pictures to help. However, if you haven’t travelled recently or there’s no other reason why you might have a sudden infestation, perhaps you’re dealing with a different kind of bug. Below are some bed bug pictures and bed bug eggs to help you identify them.
Before you take any steps to deal with a possible infestation, you should be 100% certain that you’re actually dealing with bed bugs. The best way to do this is to familiarise yourself with what bed bugs look like – that way you can identify the type of bugs you’re dealing with and avoid wasting time on ineffective treatments.
Bedbug Pictures
The characteristics of adult bed bugs include
wingless
approximately 5.5mm in length
oval in shape
colour ranging from brown to burnt orange
after a meal, they appear dark red or black.
Common Bugs That Resemble Bedbugs
There are several bugs that look like bed bugs, including
book lice – similar to bed bug nymphs, these bugs feed on fungi and mould
carpet beetles – small and brown but with discernible wings
bat bugs – very similar in appearance to bed bugs, but they tend to have longer hair and feed off the blood of bats
spider beetles – dark reddish brown/black mini beetles that are often found in pantries
cockroach nymphs – more cylindrical in shape than a bed bug and are white after hatching, later turning reddish/brown.
Pictures of Bed Bug Eggs
It can be difficult to see bed bug eggs with the naked eye. They are commonly:
white & tubular in shape
Females can lay up to 5 eggs per day and more than 500 eggs in a lifetime.
The Bed Bug Life Cycle
There are five stages of the bed bug life cycle that bed bugs go through after the eggs have hatched and before reaching adulthood:
first stage nymph: 1.5mm
second stage nymph: 2mm
third stage nymph: 2.5mm
fourth stage nymph: 2.5mm
fifth stage nymph: 4.5mm
adult: 5.5mm
Nymphs generally “molt” to the next life stage after a feed or blood meal. The lifecycle process can be anywhere from 5 weeks to 6 months.
What Do Bed Bugs Look Like on My Bed?
If you have bed bugs on your mattress, here are some bed bug pictures to help you identify them.
bed bugs of various sizes (life cycle stages)
bed bug eggs
castings/shells
blood spots
faeces/black dots
If you can’t see evidence of bed bugs on your mattress, check the cracks and crevices, as these are the places that bed bugs tend to hide in.
Do You Think You Have Bed Bugs?
Bed bug pictures can help you identify bed bugs in your home. If you are looking for an effective way to remove them, then our bed bug products can help to kill the bugs and prevent future infestations. Bed Bug Killer is a natural powder that can be applied with no downtime. It kills bed bugs by dehydrating their shells and one application provides long-lasting prevention.
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