Bed Bug

Indoor environments, specifically cracks and crevices near human sleeping areas such as mattresses, bed frames, and furniture.

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

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 causing itchy welts, allergic reactions, psychological distress, and insomnia. They do not typically transmit diseases but are difficult and expensive to eradicate.