Bed Bug

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

Obligate hematophagous (blood-eaters), primarily feeding on human blood during the night.

Nocturnal and elusive; they undergo hemimetabolous (incomplete) metamorphosis, progressing through five nymphal stages that each require a blood meal to molt.

They do not transmit disease, but their bites can cause allergic reactions, skin rashes, psychological distress, and sleep deprivation. There are no ecological benefits in human domestic environments.