Where They Feed
Bed bugs usually are active whenever it is dark. They like to
feed between midnight and 5am when the person is sleeping. They
crawl onto the person and then suck blood very much like a mosquito
does. It takes about 10 minutes to finish feeding and then they
will quietly slip back into hiding without disturbing the donor.
Many times, people can go days or weeks without ever seeing a
living bug. Some people will react to the bite by developing bumps
or a rash while others display no symptoms at all.
Although the bugs normally like to feed on humans, they will feed
on animals including pets when necessary. The bugs only feed once
every 3-4 days and then return to their hiding spot.
They normally feed on the victim while in bed. You sometimes
can see blood spots or dark spots on the mattress from where the
person rolled over and smashed the bug during the feeding process.
