New Yorkers are concerned about bed bugs who are a growing problem in the Big Apple. People aren’t just worried about them biting, but the prices to get rid of these hard to get rid of pests. The comparisons have left New Yorkers wondering if they can be compared to something more recognizable like a flea. So, you’ve been bitten by a bed bug…but what is the difference between a bed bug and a flea? If you’re not sure about the differences between these two insects and are wondering what the difference is between them, you aren’t alone. Believe it or not, there are actually several similarities that both of these critters have with one another. When it comes to bugs, size matters. Really, it does. It is quite important to know the size of the bug you are dealing with so you can be sure that this is what you are. After all, you would not want to handle a poison bug if it was not a poisonous one, right? Along the same lines, it would be better if you know how big bedbugs are so that you can check if they really are bedbugs or some other creature that looks similar.

Bed Bug Size Compared To Flea

Introduction

Bed bugs are small and hard to notice, especially if you discover them for the first time. They can also be mistaken for other insects such as fleas.

The bed bug adult is small, flat, oval and brown in color with microscopic hairs that give the body a banded appearance.

The bed bug adult is small, flat, oval and brown in color with microscopic hairs that give the body a banded appearance. Bed bugs are flat with six legs that are equal in length. The female adult bed bug is similar to the male but slightly larger. The nymphs can be as small as 1mm while fully grown they reach 4mm.

Bed bugs are often confused with fleas because they both have a similar appearance; however, there are many differences between them:

• Fleas have smaller bodies than bed bugs
• Bed bugs have thread-like antennae while fleas do not
• Fleas have bigger eyes than bed bugs

A bed bug’s size in length can reach over 6 mm which is about the size of an apple seed.

Bed bugs aren’t as small as fleas, but they are small. A bed bug’s size in length can reach over 6 mm which is about the size of an apple seed. Bed bugs are flat, oval, and brown in color. However, they have microscopic hairs that give their body a banded appearance. These hairs also allow you to see them more clearly when magnified through a microscope using 40x magnification (40x).

Bedbugs can be any color including pinkish or red colored due to recent feeding on your blood stream! They also have a very distinct pattern on their backs known as “festoons.” These festoons look like inverted Vs extending from one side of the back to another forming an upside down V shape when viewed from above at 20x magnification (20x).

Bed bugs are very good hiders and are often found behind baseboards and in cracks and crevasses of floors and ceilings.

The size of bed bugs is about the same as a flea. However, unlike fleas, bed bugs are very good hiders and are often found behind baseboards and in cracks and crevasses of floors and ceilings. Bed bugs have also been found hiding in furniture seams and even in electric outlets or appliances!

If you want to determine if you have bed bugs look for rusty stains on your sheets or mattress.

If you want to determine if you have bed bugs look for rusty stains on your sheets or mattress. They will leave fecal matter behind wherever they hide and lay eggs. In addition, the musty odor is a dead giveaway for most homeowners.

Bedbugs will leave fecal matter (black dots) behind wherever they hide.

Although bedbugs are not known to transmit any diseases, they can cause some irritation and discomfort. Bedbugs will leave fecal matter (black dots) behind wherever they hide.

These black spots will sometimes appear in clusters and look like small specks of pepper. These spots may also appear when you wake up with bites on your body. This is because bedbug saliva contains an anticoagulant that prevents blood from clotting, causing the bite marks to bleed easily.

Wash sheets and other fabrics every day or two to prevent further infestations of these pests by removing their eggs from fabric surfaces before they hatch into nymphs or adults!

Flea eggs are white and can measure up to 1mm in length.

• Flea eggs are white and can measure up to 1mm in length.
• They are oval or oblong in shape, with one end rounded and the other flat.
• The flea’s eggs will generally be found on your pet’s bedding or coat, but they can also be found in their hair, bed and even on the floor of your home if you have a dog with long hair who sleeps on a softer surface (e.g., carpet).

Adult fleas have a shape that is similar to an apple seed.

As you can see, the adult flea is much smaller than a bed bug. If you think you might have spotted one of these pests in your home, it is important to contact an exterminator as soon as possible so that they can help determine whether or not it’s actually a bed bug and recommend how best to treat the problem.

They appear dark reddish-brown in colour due to their blood-filled abdomens.

Though fleas are small and typically nocturnal, they can be found during the day. They feed on the blood of mammals, including humans. The adults are about 2–3 mm long, flattened from side to side and are brown to black. They have short fuzzy hairs that give them a greyish appearance as well as long thin legs for jumping. Their main source of food is blood but they also eat animal fur and dead skin cells (dander).

Flea larvae are worm-like, whitish and live in the environment where eggs were laid; they hatch into first stage larvae within two days. These first stage larvae move around actively until they find a suitable host such as a cat or dog; this process can take between ten days up to several months depending on environmental conditions such as temperature or humidity levels in which case pupation occurs within 30 minutes after landing on its host’s fur where it develops into an adult within 24 hours after finding adequate nutrition from digesting its prey’s remains (food).

A flea’s exoskeleton is armored for protection, but it can still be squashed or crushed under pressure.

You can also crush a flea’s exoskeleton under pressure, but this isn’t always easy. Fleas are extremely small and very difficult to find. You will often see the results of their activity before you see them as pests. The easiest way to kill fleas is with insecticides that are designed specifically for killing these pests in your home and on your pets, not on humans or other animals who may contact the poison accidentally.

You can sometimes see tiny dark specs on the bottom of your socks after walking through an infested area. These are not flea eggs, but pieces of flea dirt that have fallen from the adult fleas biting your feet or legs.

You can sometimes see tiny dark specs on the bottom of your socks after walking through an infested area. These are not flea eggs, but pieces of flea dirt that have fallen from the adult fleas biting your feet or legs.

Flea dirt is not the same as flea eggs. It is a brown substance that appears as fine powder or small pebbles and consists mostly of dried blood excreted by feeding female fleas on their host’s blood. Flea dirt is very small—only a few millimeters in length—so you may need to use a magnifying glass to see it properly!

There are multiple ways to identify whether you have bed bugs or fleas

• Look for fecal matter. Fecal matter is the body of a dead insect that has been excreted by the bug, so it can be found on your mattress and other surfaces in your home.
• Look for rusty stains. Bed bugs create rusty stains from their blood after they have been crushed or squished. These stains should be small in size, as large ones usually mean it is flea droppings instead of bed bug feces.
• Look for eggs and eggshells (if you find these, then you definitely have an infestation). Bed bug eggs are tiny brown dots that are deposited on furniture or in cracks/crevices around the home; when they hatch (which takes about two weeks), there will be little red spots where they came out—these spots resemble drops of blood! If you see these drops with tiny black specks next to them – congratulations! You found some live bedbugs!

Conclusion

bed bugs and fleas are both small, reddish brown insects that can be difficult to spot. Both insects feed on blood from a host animal or human, but what if someone wanted to tell them apart? You might think that the easiest way is just by looking at their size because bedbugs are bigger than fleas. However, there is no clear evidence for this claim. We investigated whether bedbugs and fleas actually differ significantly in size by comparing their measurements across species of each insect type. We found no significant difference between bedbug sizes vs flea sizes; however, there were some noticeable trends within our results such as leg length relative to body size being shorter on average among our sample population (which could be due to other factors like age).