Common Bed Bug (Nymph/Unresolved)

Found in human dwellings, primarily in or around sleeping areas such as mattress seams, bed frames, cracks, crevices, and baseboards.

Obligate hematophages; they feed exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals, primarily humans.

Nocturnal photophobes that emerge at night to feed. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult) and require a blood meal to molt to the next stage.

Risks include itchy skin welts, allergic reactions, psychological distress, and secondary infections from scratching. They are not known to transmit diseases to humans. There are no known ecological benefits in a human domestic setting.