Bed Bug

Natural Habitat

Indoor environments, primarily in cracks and crevices of beds, mattresses, and furniture near human sleeping areas.

Diet & Feeding

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

Behavior Patterns

Nocturnal and elusive; they hide during the day and emerge at night to feed. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult) and require blood meals to advance to each life stage.

Risks & Benefits

Risks include itchy allergic reactions to bites, skin rashes, and potential psychological distress or insomnia. They are not known to transmit diseases but are difficult and costly to eradicate. They offer no ecological benefits in a domestic human setting.

Identified on: 2/16/2026