Bed Bug

Natural Habitat

Indoor environments, specifically near human sleeping areas such as mattresses, bed frames, and floorboards.

Diet & Feeding

Obligate hematophagous (blood-feeding); they primarily feed on the blood of humans but can also feed on other warm-blooded animals.

Behavior Patterns

Primarily nocturnal insects that hide during the day and emerge at night to feed. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult).

Risks & Benefits

Risks include itchy skin rashes, allergic reactions, and psychological distress. While they do not transmit diseases, infestations are difficult and costly to eradicate. They offer no known ecological benefits to human environments.

Identified on: 1/10/2026