Bed bugs go through three life stages: eggs, nymphs, and adults. Eggs are about 1mm long, milky white, and shaped like tiny grains of rice. Nymphs are smaller than adults, lighter in color, and translucent before their first meal. Adults are about 1/4 inch long, flat, oval, and reddish-brown, close to the shape and color of an apple seed. If you find any one of the three near a sleeping area, you likely have bed bugs and should schedule an inspection.
Among the most unnerving pests that can be found in the home, bed bugs are flat, oval, reddish-brown or mahogany-colored insects that feed on blood from humans and other warm-blooded animals. They are usually nocturnal pests, feeding when their hosts are asleep, and are excellent at hiding in tiny or narrow spaces, such as in wall or floor cracks, in beds, under carpets, and inside upholstered furniture. They grow from eggs to nymphs to adults and molt several times along the way.
