Female bed bugs must be fertilized by a male to lay eggs. The female only needs to be fertilized once every 6-8 weeks. She will lay eggs every day after fertilization. <\/p>\n
Females can continue laying eggs for up to 6-10 weeks without feeding. Temperature can affect how many eggs are layed and how frequently. <\/p>\n
Eggs can take from 7 to 15 days to hatch, depending on enviromental conditions such as temperature. <\/p>\n
Baby bed bugs or nymphs will feed aproximately five times before becoming an adult. <\/p>\n
Newly hatched bed bugs can live for several months in ideal conditions without a first meal. <\/p>\n
Each meal (3-7 days apart) will be followed by a \"molt\" of their skin. <\/p>\n
Each time they molt, they graduate to the next size, until they reach adulthood. That is when females will begin to lay eggs if she can mate. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When a female reaches adulthood she is ready to begin laying 3-5 eggs every day. Females can lay between 200 and 500 eggs in their lifetime. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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