Bed Bug

Primarily indoors, in close proximity to human sleeping areas such as mattresses, bed frames, and furniture cracks.

Strictly hematophagous, meaning they feed exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals, primarily humans.

Nocturnal parasites that hide during the day and emerge at night to feed. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult).

Risks include itchy allergic reactions to bites, skin infections from scratching, and psychological distress/insomnia; they are not known to transmit diseases.