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==Description==
==Description==
Bed bugs are approximately 4-5 millimeters long. They are broad and flat in shape, brown in color, and glisten from a distinctive, smelly oil secreted from scent glands. The wings are scale-like and vestigial. Females lay about 200 or more eggs during reproductive periods, and can lay around a thousand during several such periods within a year.
Bed bugs are approximately a fifth to a quarter of an inch (4-5 millimeters) long. They are broad and flat in shape, brown in color, and glisten from a distinctive, smelly oil secreted from scent glands. The wings are scale-like and vestigial. Females lay about 200 or more eggs during reproductive periods, and can lay around a thousand during several such periods within a year.
Bed bugs feed chiefly at night;<ref> "Bed bugs hide during the day and typically feed at night." [http://npic.orst.edu/pest/bedbug.html National Pesticide Information Center - Bed Bugs] </ref> in the wild they feed on the blood of birds and small mammals, and within human-inhabited areas they feed upon domesticated animals as well as man. They retreat to their hiding places during the daytime, using up to several days in which to digest their food.<ref>http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/bedbugs/</ref> Most bed bugs live full time within eight feet of where humans sleep. When hiding they are generally found in bedding and mattresses (hence the name), nearby furniture, carpeting, within dressers and clothes, curtains, and cushions.
Bed bugs feed chiefly at night;<ref> "Bed bugs hide during the day and typically feed at night." [http://npic.orst.edu/pest/bedbug.html National Pesticide Information Center - Bed Bugs] </ref> in the wild they feed on the blood of birds and small mammals, and within human-inhabited areas they feed upon domesticated animals as well as man. They retreat to their hiding places during the daytime, using up to several days in which to digest their food.<ref>http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/bedbugs/</ref> Most bed bugs live full time within eight feet of where humans sleep. When hiding they are generally found in bedding and mattresses (hence the name), nearby furniture, carpeting, within dressers and clothes, curtains, and cushions.