Did you know that bed bugs can shed their skin and that’s how someone is able to tell if his/her home is infested with the crazy creatures? This just blew our mind! We couldn’t believe we didn’t know about this. We thought bed bugs were those pesky monsters. But now that we know they can shed their skin, it’s a whole new story. Bed bug infestations can be found in any country, but are more common in the developing world. Bed bugs were brought over from Europe and were mostly kept in port cities such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. They are very small and can easily fit through tiny crevices into other buildings almost undetected. Bed bugs mainly live off of blood meals which make their presence known by the presence of blood spots on your sheets or other furniture. Most people don’t like bugs. This is very understandable as most of them are dangerous to humans in one way or another or they can cause great damage to the environment. However, there are also insects that can be considered pests but everyone likes them and they are usually not dangerous at all. One such group of insects is bed bugs, yet most people cannot stand them and try to eliminate them immediately as soon as they encounter one.

Bed Bug Shedded Skin Pictures

Introduction

Bed bugs can be found in any apartment or home. But the good news is that not everyone will get bitten by them. However, these pests are still there and they do bite people if disturbed or hungry. This means you must inspect your house every now and then to look for signs of bed bug infestation.

This article shows you what bed bug shed skin looks like using pictures so you can identify them easily by yourself.

nymph skin

The shed skin of the nymph is very small and can be hard to see. It will look like a clear piece of skin that comes off in one piece. The nymph molts, or grows out of its skin, as it matures into an adult bed bug. The new adult bed bug sheds its skin on its way from being an immature nymph to becoming an adult.

adult bed bug skin

Bed bugs shed their old skin as they grow, and this shed skin can be used as an indicator of the age of a bed bug. As a general rule, young bed bugs (less than one month old) will have fewer moltings that older bed bugs. This is because young bed bugs are still growing rapidly, while older bed bugs are not.

Because female bed bugs lay eggs that hatch into nymphs quickly—and then continue to feed on humans or other hosts during each phase of their life cycle—they have more molts than male specimens (who do not lay eggs). Due to this difference, it’s possible for you to determine the gender of your specimen by looking at its shed skins!

Bed bugs shed skin, just like snakes.

Bed bugs shed skin, just like snakes. By the time you see them, they’ve already left their old skin behind. So it’s possible to see bed bug shed skins when you look through your mattress and box spring.

There are four stages of bed bug development: egg, nymph (first instar), second instar, and adult. If you have an infestation problem with bed bugs in your home or workplace then finding the exoskeleton of a nymph or an adult is a good indication that there may be bed bugs present somewhere in your room or building. Nymphs are smaller than adults and thus harder to find because they’re not as big as a full-grown adult bedbug would be if you found one dead on the floor under your couch or bedsprings!

Conclusion

We have learned about bed bug shed skins and that you can use them to identify the insect. It is also good to know that you can use these skins to determine the type of infestation you have. If there are only shells in your home then it’s not a big problem. However, if there are actual bugs or eggs still visible then it’s time for an inspection and treatment by professionals.