Can bed bugs lay eggs in your hair?

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2026-02-09 15:15

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Bedbugs are generally active only at dawn, with a peak feeding period about an hour before sunrise.

Attracted by warmth and the presence of carbon dioxide, the bug pierces the skin of its host with two hollow tubes. With one tube it injects its saliva, which contains anticoagulants and anesthetics, while with the other it withdraws the blood of its host.

Bedbugs can lay up to five eggs in a day and 500 during a lifetime. The eggs are visible to the eye measuring 1 mm in length (approx. two grains of salt) and are a milky-white tone. The eggs hatch in one to two weeks. The hatchlings begin feeding immediately. They pass through five molting stages before they reach maturity. They must feed once during each of these stages.

At room temperature, it takes only about five weeks for a bedbug to pass from hatching to maturity. They become reproductively active only at maturity.

And yes, you CAN get them in your hair, but they prefer warmer, juicier areas. You might want to consider head lice as a problem first when it comes to your head area.

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