Bed Bug

Natural Habitat

Found worldwide in human dwellings, typically nesting in cracks, crevices, mattress seams, and baseboards near sleeping areas.

Diet & Feeding

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

Behavior Patterns

Nocturnal and elusive insects that emerge at night to feed. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult) and require a blood meal to advance to each life stage.

Risks & Benefits

They do not transmit diseases but their bites can cause allergic reactions, skin rashes, psychological distress, and sleeplessness. They have no known benefits to humans or ecosystems.

Identified on: 5/15/2026