Community identification
Bed bug egg
Cimex lectularius
- Order & Family
- Hemiptera, Cimicidae
- Size
- Approximately 1 millimeter in length, roughly the size of a pinhead.
Natural Habitat
Indoors, specifically in mattress seams, cracks in furniture, and dark crevices near sleeping areas.
Diet & Feeding
Not applicable at the egg stage; hatched nymphs consume warm-blooded vertebrate blood, primarily human.
Behavior Patterns
Females lay individual sticky white eggs in hidden crevices that hatch within 6 to 17 days depending on temperature.
Risks & Benefits
Indicates a developing infestation that will lead to blood-feeding pests causing itchy bites and psychological distress.