Common Bed Bug

Primarily indoor environments, specifically in human dwellings, cracks and crevices near sleeping areas, mattresses, and furniture.

Obligate hematophages (blood-feeders), primarily feeding on human blood during the night.

Nocturnal parasites that hide during the day and emerge at night to feed. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult) and require a blood meal to molt.

Significant public health pests; while not known to transmit diseases, their bites cause itching, allergic reactions, and psychological distress. They are difficult and expensive to eradicate.