Once inside your home, these unwanted critters breed quickly. In fact, an impregnated female bed bug can lay 200-500 eggs in a life span of about six to twelve months. In a matter of weeks, a single bed bug can become a full-blown infestation.
From the moment the first female is introduced, she will begin to lay two-five eggs per day. The eggs hatch in seven to ten days and become reproductive adults in 45 to 60 days. At that point, the problem becomes explosive as now you have dozens of females laying upwards of five eggs per day. A bed bug population can double every 16 days, and they have an equal number of males and females. About 15% to 30% of the population are adults.
Because of their high reproductive potential, it is important you call a bed bug exterminator at the first sight of bed bug activity.