Bed Bug

Human dwellings, specifically in cracks and crevices of beds, furniture, floors, and walls

Obligate blood-feeders, primarily targeting humans during the night

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

Significant public health pests, causing itching, allergic reactions, and psychological distress from infestations; they are not known to transmit diseases to humans but are difficult and costly to eradicate