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Males will mate with females much more often (roughly 20 times more) than necessary for fertilization of eggs and as a result the females live about 25% less long than they would otherwise.<ref>http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2010/02/16/laundry-and-the-motivating-power-of-the-bed-bug-web-qa-with-richard-naylor/</ref>

Males will mate with females much more often (roughly 20 times more) than necessary for fertilization of eggs and as a result the females live about 25% less long than they would otherwise.<ref>http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2010/02/16/laundry-and-the-motivating-power-of-the-bed-bug-web-qa-with-richard-naylor/</ref>

Although bed bugs have the ability to drink water through their proboscis, they appear to do so rather sparingly, and as long as a host is available on occasion for blood feeding, the species evidences that it is well adapted to survive the water balance challenges encountered in most human dwellings.<ref>http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/reprint/76/5/987.pdf</ref>

Although bed bugs have the ability to drink water through their proboscis, they appear to do so rather sparingly, as they rely on blood to replenish water stores; none of the bedbugs examined in any stage had the capacity to absorb water vapor. As the bed bugs mature they need less water.<ref>http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/reprint/76/5/987.pdf</ref>

Adult bedbugs have been reported to be able to live up 18 months without feeding. The original source of this appears to  be a study from A.W Bacot in 1914, in which he reported that "After a single meal one newly hatched bug out of three lived for 270 days; while, out of 30 immature bugs in various stages of development, 7 were living and able to feed after a fast of 18 months."<ref>http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/08/18/they-are-also-able-to-withstand-chilling-thawing-rechilling-and-again-thawing/</ref>

Adult bedbugs have been reported to be able to live up 18 months without feeding. The original source of this appears to  be a study from A.W Bacot in 1914, in which he reported that "After a single meal one newly hatched bug out of three lived for 270 days; while, out of 30 immature bugs in various stages of development, 7 were living and able to feed after a fast of 18 months."<ref>http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/08/18/they-are-also-able-to-withstand-chilling-thawing-rechilling-and-again-thawing/</ref>