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Bedbugs are a real disaster in a modern apartment.
Their main problem lies in their incredible fertility - it is enough to get into the premises of one female capable of laying eggs, and after a while a whole colony will live here.
And when destroying pests, it is necessary to show increased attention, since the unfinished population is able to recover very quickly.
Today we will find out how quickly bedbugs multiply, what bedbug eggs look like, photos are attached, where do they lay them and how long do they hatch? Stages and type of development, as well as the incubation period.
How do bed bugs breed in an apartment?
The breeding process of bedbugs, bedbugs, household bugs is filled with unique details that other insects do not have. Because of this, this action is of great interest to scientists.
A hallmark of the breeding process in domestic bugs is traumatic fertilization... During it, the male inseminates the female not with the consent of the latter, but by force. At the same time, he pierces the abdomen of the female with his own genital organ, and pours seminal fluid there.
This method was developed in domestic bugs in the course of a long evolution. Continuous formation of eggs guarantees that, even in the event of the onset of the hungry period, the female will be able to use them as a source of food and thereby survive.
IMPORTANT! Mating is carried out only once during the existence of the female.
The semen obtained from the male is placed in a special reservoir, from where it is used throughout the entire time.
Thereby an adult female does not need a male in order to create a population in a new place.
Male bugs behave very aggressively in their desire to reproduce. They do not devote much time to choosing a mate, so there are cases when males attacked other males, larvae in the nymph stage, and sometimes even cockroaches. The analysis carried out by scientists showed that almost all members of the nest, regardless of their sex or age, have characteristic damage to their abdomen.
Bed bug eggs. After fertilization, the female will lay up to 10 eggs per day... Up to this point, they ripen for about 4-5 days in her body. The eggs are long no more than 1 mm, they are white and elongated, resembling grains of rice in shape.
They are placed in a nest, which is usually located in and under the folds of a mattress, in a bed frame, under a carpet or a painting. It is imperative that it is as close as possible to the place of sleep of a person in order to minimize the time of movement to the place of feeding.
The eggs are usually arranged in large groups, which include tens, and sometimes hundreds of pieces... Moreover, its shell is strong enough and is able to withstand external influences.
For example, some types of poisons and aerosols cannot penetrate through it to the embryo. Because of this, with poor-quality processing, insects may reappear after 1-1.5 months.
To lay eggs regularly, the female needs to eat constantly and qualitatively... One meal is enough for about 20 eggs. And in all, for the entire period of life, the female manages to produce from 300 to 500 pieces.
ATTENTION! The best conditions for constant breeding are found precisely in residential apartments - a large number of places for shelter, protection from sudden changes in temperature and constant presence near food.
Below is a photo of bed bug eggs. You can estimate what they look like:
Bed bug larvae. After 3-4 days after the appearance of the egg, from it a larva appears, or a nymph... It looks like a reduced full-fledged bug, but is completely incapable of reproduction.
In the process of development, the larva constantly increases in size, and because of this, it has to shed regularly, because its own shell does not know how to stretch. In total for the period of development to an adult full-fledged state, nymph sheds 5 times.
In order for the process to go well, she needs at least once to drink blood for the entire volume of her stomach.
Under favorable conditions, molting occurs every 6-7 days, therefore, after 1.5 months, the larva already turns into a full-fledged insect.
That is, from the day they appear in the apartment, if one or more bugs appear, after a couple of months there may already be a full-fledged colony of parasites. And then they spread very quickly.
However, if the temperature begins to decrease in the place of residence of the bugs, then the development process slows down. At room temperature + 15-20 degrees, a full cycle will take 3 months. When it falls below +15 degrees, the larva will fall into a suspended state and will wait for conditions to improve.
During meals the larva consumes less bloodthan an adult bug. But because of their huge number in the nest, it is the nymphs that cause the greatest amount of trouble to a person. In addition, unlike adults, they cannot inject pain relievers into the wound, therefore, the bite sites begin to itch almost immediately.
What do bed bug larvae look like? Photo below:
Bed bugs: photo of larvae
Watch a video on how the larva emerges from the egg:
Development and life cycle
Bedbugs are insects with complete transformation... Their life cycle consists of three stages - eggs, larvae and adults. The latter lay eggs, after which the cycle begins a new round.
How long do bedbugs, bed bugs and linen live? The lifespan of parasites is in direct proportion to the ambient temperature. If it is optimal, then the adult can live 10-12 months... At the same time, in a cool room, the period increases to 1.5 years, and in a hot room - from +30 degrees, it decreases to 6-9 months.
REFERENCE! Temperature fluctuations affect not only the adults, but also the rate of development of larvae and the laying of eggs by females.
The occupation of bedbugs depends on their sex and age:
- Males in the process of life are constantly trying to fertilize any female;
- The queen is laying new eggs;
- The larvae feed almost continuously to ensure growth.
In the event that a constant food source disappears, the bugs either change their habitat, or move into state of suspended animation... During the latter, all processes in the insect's body slow down, and he is in deep sleep, which can last up to 1 year.
During this period, you might think that the insect is dead, however, upon contact with a person, it is able to almost instantly come to its senses and start drinking blood.
Bed bugs are insects with a complete transformation cycle. Males inseminate females by force, which after that begin to lay eggs all their lives (300-500 pieces for the whole time). Larvae (children) appear from the eggs, which molt every 6-7 days and spend almost all the time eating.
They grow into adults, ready to mate, which live up to 1 year under optimal conditions. Due to the short development time, the colony of bed bugs can increase its numbers very quickly.
There are many remedies for these insects, for example, Clean House in the form of an aerosol or dust, Get is a very good remedy, the famous Reid, Raptor, Kombat, Tetrix, Tsifox, Forsyth, Fufanon, Cucaracha, Karbofos, Mashenka, Executioner. Or you can simply call a special service, whose employees will carry out professional processing of your apartment in a short time.
Video about the life, mating and reproduction of bedbugs from an egg to a mature insect.
