How long to bedbugs live?

Bed bugs can live for as long as 20 months sometimes longer

The Life Cycle of a bed bug:
Bed bugs are rapid breeders, a relatively few bedbugs can become an massive infestation quickly. One female bedbug can produce up to 1,000 eggs during its lifetime, and three generations can live per year.

The number of bedbugs you would have in a year, if untreated, is unthinkable, even if just one reproductive pair finds their way into your home.

¢ Their eggs are white in colour and oval measuring about 1mm long they are usually laid in clusters of around 50. The female execrates a sticky substance to glue the eggs to rough surfaces. Eggs can hatch 7 days.

¢ The nymph consumes blood meals before it can moult. Bedbugs moults 5 times before reaching adulthood a blood meal is consumed before each moult. This sage can be reached is as little as 2- 3 weeks

¢ Adult bed bugs can live for over 18 months some live substantially longer.

¢ All ages are found in a reproducing population

¢ Immature bed bugs may live for several months without feeding mature adults can survive for as long as 18 months without a blood meal.

¢ Bed bugs are nocturnal insects and hide from view during the day.