Bed Bug

Indoor environments, specifically within cracks, crevices, and mattress seams of human dwellings.

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

Nocturnal parasites that emerge at night to feed; they undergo incomplete metamorphosis and can survive for months without a blood meal.

Potential risk of allergic reactions, sleep deprivation, and secondary skin infections from scratching; they are significant household pests but do not typically transmit diseases.