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Bedbugs are small, wingless insects that feed upon the blood of humans and animals. Bedbugs will seek out people as well as animals while they are sleeping at night, painlessly sucking out blood while the victim dozes.

Now what do bedbugs look like? They are very small but are visible to the normal human eye. You can say they are nearly the size of the nail found on the little finger of your hand and you can find them sometimes reddish in color and at times brownish in color.

When they get opportunity they feed on human as well as animal blood. What do bedbugs look like when they become adults? Adult bedbugs usually measure around 1/4 of an inch. Sometimes they are mistaken by some people for cockroaches.

You may wonder what bedbugs look like before they reach adulthood. Well, newborn bed bugs, or nymphs, are almost exactly like adults. Really the only difference you will see is in their coloring. Nymphs are lighter in color and much smaller. Bedbugs are not capable of flight but can move rather quickly and like to climb everything.

Female bedbugs normally lay their eggs in the isolated corners of beds and carpets. The female bedbug can lay 5 eggs per day and approximately 500 through her life span. The eggs are usually pretty small and are white in color. In order to see these eggs you would have to use a magnifying glass. The egg will then grab onto whatever it comes in contact with. Bedbugs are usually known to grow from nymph stage to adult stage which usually happens in less than one month's time.

Generally, you will find bedbugs nearby the source of food. In this case, that doesn't mean your kitchen. It means your bed. To find evidence of these critters, check for small dark blood stains or specks of bug waste near your mattress. You should also check the rug and the carpet for bugs. If you search for the bugs in all their hiding places, you should be able to avoid the ugly annoyance of bedbug bites.