A bed bug is a brown insect that measures less than 1/2 inch long even as an adult. The insect does not have wings and likes to burrow in dark places, such as in bedding, in cracks in the wall, and behind peeling or loose paint and wallpaper in...
The common bed bug, Cimex lectularis, is a small brown insect that feeds on the blood of animals, including humans. Bed bugs were largely wiped out in the 1950s as a result of use of the pesticide DDT. In recent years, bed bug infestations have...
Sleep tight, if you will, but that won't stop bed bugs from biting, as the old adage goes. A cluster of bed bug bites can present in the form of an itchy skin rash or individually, and are often difficult to delineate from any other type of insect...
Bed bugs have been in the news in recent years. After decades in which they seemed to have been almost eradicated, these pests are making a comeback. This is bad news for humans. According to the College of Agriculture at the University of...
Bed bugs live in warm and dry places, like mattresses, and feed on blood. A person of any age is at risk for getting bed bug bites and the treatment is the same for every age. If your baby gets bitten by bed bugs, you can handle it by controlling...
