Bed bugs are nocturnal and love to hide in dark places. They emerge from hiding to feed mostly at night when we sleep. The question is, though, do they only come out at night? How do you know if bed bugs are coming out at night? What’s the best way to determine whether bed bugs are active? And how do you avoid falling asleep infested?

Are Bed Bug Nocturnal

Introduction

You’ve found them—tiny black specks under your mattress that turn out to be the feces left behind by a bed bug. You look around and notice more and more little bugs. You ask yourself, how did they get here? More importantly, after they’ve infested your home or apartment, when do they come out from hiding?

If a bed bug is hungry, it will search for a host at any time, day or night.

Bed bugs are nocturnal. Their feeding habits are affected by temperature, humidity, and light—they’re more active at higher temperatures (about 81° F). They respond to movement and exhaled carbon dioxide, but don’t rely on it as much as other insects do. For example, mosquitoes can detect human breath from 50 feet away, while bed bugs need to be within 10 inches of your body to pick up your scent.

Bed bug bites aren’t dangerous; they generally cause a rash or itchiness that lasts for several days. It’s important not to let the idea of these tiny pests keep you awake at night because there are ways you can help prevent them from getting into your home or hotel room in the first place!

Bed bugs are more active at night, because this is when you sleep.

Bed bugs are not nocturnal. They will bite you when you’re asleep and they can be active during the day as well, particularly if there is a food source. Bed bugs do not require light to see so they don’t need to wait until it is dark to come out and feed on humans or other mammals.

Bed bugs will bite most often when people are sleeping because this is when the host animal (you) is most still for long periods of time. The bed bug’s saliva contains an anticoagulant which prevents bleeding from its bites, allowing it to feed on your blood without detection by other humans who may be nearby.

It takes about 10 minutes for a full-sized bug to feed.

The average bed bug takes about 10 minutes to feed on a host. This is similar in length to an episode of your favorite TV show, or the length of a short video clip on your phone. It also takes about the same amount of time as it takes to boil an egg!

Bed bugs don’t spread diseases like mosquitoes and ticks do.

You can rest easy knowing that bed bugs don’t transmit or spread diseases. They aren’t known to carry and spread bacteria, viruses, or parasites.

Bed bugs are not considered a major health problem for people and animals in the United States. There have been reports of bites causing allergic reactions (from the insect’s saliva) in some people, but no serious infections have been linked to them so far.

The bites aren’t dangerous, but they can be very itchy.

The bites are generally not dangerous, but they can be very itchy. They may cause redness, swelling and/or a rash, or even an allergic reaction. Most people don’t have symptoms of bed bug bites at all. Bed bugs prefer to feed on the blood of people over animals because humans are more likely to come in close contact with each other than animals that live in isolation from one another (like rodents).

It’s not dangerous to have bed bugs in your home.

Bed bugs are not known to spread disease. Bed bug bites themselves are also not particularly dangerous, but they can be extremely itchy and uncomfortable. The good news is that bed bug bites don’t cause any long-term physical damage and do not transmit diseases like other creepy crawlies might (like ticks or mosquitoes).

In fact, there is only one recorded case of bedbug infestation leading to death: In 2004, a 41-year-old woman died from an infection caused by her own body tissue entering her bloodstream after she fell while trying to kill the insects crawling on her mattress. This occurred due to a rare blood disorder known as eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (EMS), which was triggered by prolonged exposure to bedbug saliva during her infestation. EMS caused abnormal levels of eosinophils—a type of white blood cell—to accumulate within the woman’s muscle tissues; these cells then released toxic chemicals which led to organ damage and death within six weeks after starting treatment with steroids for symptoms such as muscle weakness or skin rashes caused by EMS (not being able to sleep due having too many little critters running around on our bodies).

You don’t need to get rid of your mattress if you have bed bugs.

You may be asking yourself, “Do I need to get rid of my mattress?” The answer is no. Bed bugs prefer to hide in the seams and crevices of mattresses, box springs and bed frames. If you can manage to thoroughly vacuum the mattress and encase it with a cover that protects against bed bugs, then you will effectively eliminate any possible infestations without having to replace your mattress or box spring.

The most important thing is being able to physically see if there are any signs on your bed frame or headboard that indicate an infestation may exist (like fecal spots). If you see these signs—and they appear dark brown/black and shiny—then chances are high that you have an active bed bug situation under way!

Bed bugs probably won’t carry off your baby.

In the history of bed bug infestations, there are no documented incidents of them carrying off babies. As such, it’s safe to assume that your newborn is safe from these blood-sucking insects as long as you keep them away from your bed and its surroundings. Contrary to popular belief, bed bugs don’t actually eat human flesh; they only consume blood and prefer to dine on humans because they’re easier to find than other animals. Additionally, adult bed bugs are too small (about 0.5 inches) for an adult human baby (usually about 20 inches) so even if one were to try dragging a child away from its crib at night while you slept, it would probably not succeed because it wouldn’t have enough strength or leverage necessary for lifting something so heavy over its head.

Bed bugs are nocturnal but can feed on you at any time of the day or night.

Bed bugs are nocturnal, but they will feed on you whenever they get hungry. It’s not their fault that their feeding schedule conflicts with your sleeping habits! This means that while they may prefer to bite at night, they will feed during the day if necessary.

Conclusion

Although bed bugs are not nocturnal, they do avoid light and prefer to feed during the night when there is little chance of being disturbed. In order to eradicate a bed bug infestation, it is important that you know how and where to treat the insects in order to achieve complete elimination from your home. If you would like more information on getting rid of your personal pest problem, contact Allstate Pest Control today!