Bed Bug

Found globally in human dwellings, typically nesting in mattress seams, bed frames, cracks and crevices, and behind wallpaper.

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

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

Risks include itchy allergic reactions to bites, skin rashes, and psychological distress/insomnia; they are not known to transmit pathogens to humans. There are no ecological benefits in a domestic human environment.