Egor Buranov/ article author
Disinfection, pest control, disinfestation, knowledge of drugs, SanPiN. Conducting laboratory and field tests of repellent, insecticidal, rodenticidal agents.

How many bed bugs live without food

Bed bugs completely exist due to human blood. Therefore, they live either in an apartment or in their house.

Life span

The life cycle of pests depends on temperature conditions:

  • In a warm room from +20 to +30 degrees is from 10 to 12 months, a maximum of 15.
  • If the air temperature exceeds +30, the parasite lives less than 10 months.
  • At temperatures below 20 degrees 15 months - the maximum lifespan.

Interesting!

The homeland of these parasites is the tropics. That is why they need warmth to survive. Already at a temperature of +15 degrees, all processes in the body slow down, and they fall asleep.

Bed bugs can live without blood for a year. Without food, they hibernate - a condition close to suspended animation. This feature allows parasites to survive unfavorable living conditions for a long time.

In apartments, bedbugs can go to neighbors if they are left without food for a long time. This means that even one infected apartment in the entrance can cause parasites in most of their neighbors. Bed bugs can move through small cracks, cracks, through ventilation and pipes. A certain term a bug can live alone. One female is enough for infection. If it is fertilized, it begins to lay eggs. Larvae live 6 days before the start of active maturation. After the larva reaches the adult stage, the growth rate of the nest increases.

How many parasites can survive after bullying

How long the bugs live after treatment with certain drugs and how long it takes to completely destroy the colony depends on the particular drug. In most cases, insects die instantly on the first day. However, there is a remedy that does not act immediately, but it infects the entire colony. Gradually all small creatures die out.

Stages of development of bugs
Developmental stages

Certain temperature conditions are detrimental to bloodsuckers. When exposed to high temperature (60 degrees), a home bug dies within 20-30 minutes. Under the influence of hot steam, their death is lightning fast. Such cleaning measures should be carried out only in an empty apartment. It is best to invite specialized companies that have the necessary equipment and comply with all safety requirements and rules for the destruction of pests. The only way treatment of the apartment from bugs will be as effective as possible.

To get rid of parasites on your own, it is necessary to carry out several treatments, since most modern drugs act on adults and larvae, and the eggs are reliably protected by the shell.

Bedbug habitat

The most frequent places bed bugsare close to places of rest and sleep for people:

  • Sofas, armchairs, beds - in wooden bases and folds of fabric;
  • Under the mattress in bed;
  • In pillows (if they find a hole in them);
  • In bedding;
  • In duvets;
  • In the books;
  • On the wrong side of carpets and rugs;
  • In sockets;
  • In household appliances;
  • In other warm and dry places, hidden from daylight.

Most often, parasites live in the bedroom or in the living room. They can not be found in the bathroom, in the kitchen and in the toilet.

The habitats of bugs in the house
Habitat

Important! If clothes weigh on a hanger, parasites will not dwell in it. Bedbug can live in clothesthings only on shelves.

People are always trying to find effective parasite killing agent. Therefore, they should know how many bed bugs live, where their habitat is and whether they can come to life.

How parasites enter people's homes

There are many ways. Basic methods to enter the room:

  • Through communication move from neighbors;
  • Through things, equipment, furniture, various products that were brought from the places of resettlement of insects;
  • Through the clothes of the owners of the apartment, if they visited the infected rooms.

During the day, it’s almost impossible to find small creatures - they sit quietly in their nests and do not bother people. They stop sleeping with the advent of night. This is the time when they need food.

If the life of the bugs takes place in ideal conditions, parasites breed very fast. The female lays about 10 eggs a day, from which appear larvae on the fifth day. Bug egg resembles ordinary rice.

Bedbug eggs
Eggs

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