Bed Bug Photos

"Bed bug photos can be helpful in identifying the bugs in your home. Bed bugs change in appearance based on where they are in their life cycle.  They range from pin sized white eggs to small light brown nymphs to full grown bed bugs.  Bedbugs live for approximately 10 months.   

Bed Bug Life cycle

It takes bed bugs 4 months to develop into an adult.  They must feed on a human host to move from stage to stage.

Bed Bug Eggs

Bedbug eggs are small, white and the size of a pin head.  A female will lay 3 eggs per day.  The eggs are attached to a surface with a cement like substance.

BedBug Photos - Nymph

Nymphs are lite brown and are approximately 5/100 of an inch in length.

Bed Bug Adults

Bed bugs are dark brown or dull red.

Picture of Adult Bed Bug

From a side view bedbugs are flat.

Bed Bug Before and After Feeding

A bedbug will get significantly larger after feeding.

Picture of BedBug on Skin

A feeling will take 10 minutes. Feeds are usually several days apart. 

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