Pest Management Professional, September 2011
did you know BEDBUGS By Dr Byron Reid and Paul Bello Contributors Out for Blood Except for the egg all stages of bedbugs from nymphs to adults feed on blood Bedbug eggs can be about the same size as one stitch of sewn mattress fabric Bedbug eggs are coated with a sticky substance once deposited by the female the eggs become glued in place to hidden areas which can make them di cult to nd and remove with a vacuum Temprid SC Insecticide is one of the most e ective bedbug products available today Temprid kills bedbug eggs on contact and its dried residues ensure control of any rst instar nymphs that might survive Bedbugs must have a blood meal to molt or grow to the next stage of development After feeding fully engorged bedbug nymphs can grow as much as about six times their body weight adult bedbugs can grow about two to two and a half times their typical size after feeding If necessary bedbugs can get a blood meal from other bedbugs although this might be a rare occurrence it is possible and it underscores the tenacity of this troublesome pest Bedbugs reproduce via a process entomologists call traumatic insemination this term is used because the male pierces the abdomen of the female to inseminate her In a recent study PJB Pest Management Consulting found adult bedbug ground speed on a smooth surface is three to four feet per minute this means a determined bedbug can cover up to 20 feet in just ve minutes giving these bloodsuckers plenty of time to cover long distances while victims sleep It is possible for bedbugs to crawl up walls across ceilings and drop onto unsuspecting victims as they sleep pmp Dr Reid is a Bayer product development manager and Bello owns PJB Pest Management Consulting LLC For more bedbug identification and control tips please visit www backedbybayer com If its not a Tin Cat its a Copy Cat Patented escape proof mechanism found only in Tin Cat Proudly made in the USA www woodstreampro com mypmp net Pest Management Professional September 2011 83
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