This document provides an overview of some of the world's most bloodthirsty pests, including bedbugs, fleas, mosquitoes, head lice, and ticks. It details how much blood each requires, their life cycles, and any diseases they may spread to humans, such as malaria, West Nile virus, Lyme disease, and more. Over 1 million people die each year from mosquito-borne illnesses. Ticks need to consume blood to complete their multi-stage life cycle and can transmit Lyme disease within 7 days of biting.

1. BEWARE OF
BLOODSUCKING PESTS
An overview of the world’s most bloodthirsty pests
BEDBUGS
Bedbugs can consume 7x their
body weight in blood.
Bedbugs usually feed for 5 to 10
minutes before they are finished
with their victim. FLEAS
The female flea is capable
of consuming 15x its body
weight every day.
A flea has 7 days after
emerging from its puparia
to find a blood meal
before it kicks the bucket.
MOSQUITOES
Mosquitoes drink
between 0.001 and 0.01
ml of blood at a time.
These haunting pests
spread diseases such as
Malaria, West Nile Virus
and Chikungunya.
More than 1 million
people die each year
from mosquitoes.
HEAD LICE
Head lice only feed
on human blood.
Head lice most
commonly affect
children age 10
and under.
TICKS
Ticks need blood to complete their life cycle,
which consists of four stages: egg, larva, nymph
and adult.
Ticks carry Lyme Disease that can affect a person
within 7 days after the initial bite.
Ticks contain an anesthetic compound in their
saliva, making it difficult for a host to tell they've
been bitten.
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