Bed Bug

Natural Habitat

Primarily residential settings such as mattresses, bed frames, furniture, and wall cracks in human dwellings.

Diet & Feeding

Obligate hematophages, feeding exclusively on the blood of mammals and birds, with a preference for humans.

Behavior Patterns

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.

Risks & Benefits

A significant public health pest causing itchy welts, allergic reactions, and psychological distress; they do not transmit diseases but are difficult and costly to eradicate.

Identified on: 6/18/2026