Bed Bug

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

Obligate hematophages (blood-feeders), typically feeding on the blood of humans or other warm-blooded animals.

Nocturnal and elusive; they hide during the day and emerge at night to feed. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis comprising egg, nymphal stages, and adult, requiring a blood meal to progress through each stage.

While they do not known to transmit diseases, their bites cause allergic reactions, itching, and significant psychological distress or sleeplessness. They provide no known ecological benefits to human environments and are considered a major pest.