Can Bed Bugs Hibernate? Just like bears and snails hibernate, bed bugs too can lie dormant for a long periods of time. Bed bugs are cold-blooded animals. They enter a hibernation stage when the temperature becomes too cold and their metabolic state slows down. In this stage, they tend to conserve energy, waiting for the time when environmental conditions will become favorable for their normal metabolism. This hibernation is however only for adult bugs, as the younger ones cannot survive very cold temperatures.
Can Bed Bugs Hibernate? According to researchers from University of Kentucky, bed bugs do not feed in this dormant stage, and they can remain this way for 2 to 6 months. They can however, survive for more than one year at temperature of up to 55°F.
Bed bugs in homes may however stay active all year round because humans love to keep their homes warm in cold weather. This makes the weather inside homes very comfortable for bed bugs to operate all year round without going into dormancy. Read More…
