Bed Bug

Indoor environments, specifically cracks and crevices near human sleeping areas such as mattresses, bed frames, and headboards.

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

Nocturnal insects that emerge at night to feed. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult) and can survive for months without a blood meal.

Significant public health pests causing itchy welts, psychological distress, and potential allergic reactions. They do not transmit diseases but are difficult and expensive to eradicate.