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Title: Bed Bugs


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Bed Bugs
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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. The
    body is dorsoventrally (from back to front)
    flattened and they have no wings.

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  • They have obvious eyes and sucking mouthparts,
    and are reddish brown in colour. 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.

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  • Bed bugs ingest their meal rapidly only taking
    5-10 minutes to engorge themselves. A blood meal
    is required at each of the five stages of nymphal
    development.

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  • Female bed bugs lay several eggs in small
    batches, which hatch in about 10 days. 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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