Bed Bugs of Thirsty Pest Control

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Bed Bugs of Thirsty Pest Control
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• Two species of bed bug occur in Australia, Cimex
  lectularis and Cimex hemipterus. Bed bugs are
  relatively small insects, about 5 mm in size.

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• The body is dorsoventrally (from back to front)
  flattened and they have no wings. They have
  obvious eyes and sucking mouthparts, and are
  reddish brown in colour.

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• Bed bugs are blood feeders and are most active at
  night or in the early hours before dawn, but if
  starved for some time they may be active during
  the day.

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• To obtain a blood meal the bed bug pierces the
  skin of the host and injects saliva. This saliva
  has anticoagulant properties which makes the
  blood flow more easily. Bed bugs ingest their
  meal rapidly only taking 5-10 minutes to engorge
  themselves.

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• A blood meal is required at each of the five
  stages of nymphal development. Female bed bugs
  lay several eggs in small batches, which hatch in
  about 10 days.

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• Adult bed bugs can live for approximately 6-12
  months. Because of their size bed bugs can get
  into small cracks and crevices.

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• Reactions to bed bug bites can vary from no
  reaction at all to severe irritation and
  localised swelling at the bite site.

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• Spiders are arachnids not insects, but both
  spiders and insects belong to the largest group
  of animals on Earth, the arthropods (Ancient
  Greek arthro joint, podos footed) animals
  with hard external skeletons and jointed limbs .

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