![]() ![]() Blood feeding typically occurs when hosts are sleeping deeply between 01:00 and 05:00 AM. Bed bugs tend not to live on the human body. They only contact humans for a blood meal every few days if a sleeping host is available. lectularius can infest poultry sheds and decrease egg production. They come in contact with the host by walking (not flying or jumping) from the crevices of material they hide in when not feeding. While humans are the preferred hosts, bed bugs can and will feed on other warm-blooded animals. īed bugs are attracted by carbon dioxide and the body heat of the host. Bed bug infestations can be found in almost any location where people sleep or sit. As of 2012, "an estimated 1 out of 5 Americans either has had a bed bug infestation in their home or knows someone who has encountered them." In addition to homes and hotels, infestations are appearing in the offices, retail spaces, health care facilities, and cinemas. In the United States, bed bug infestations have been reported in all 50 states. In 2006, Australian pest control professionals reported a rise in bed bug infestations over 4,500%. The rate of bedbug infestations in the United States had been in decline until the 1990s when resurgence attributed to increased international travel and insecticide-resistant breeds began. Cimex lectularius is the species most commonly associated with infestations in the United States.īed bugs are nocturnal feeding, bloodsucking arthropod parasites whose main host is humans. Recently, both species have been found to migrate outside of their traditional zones of infestation. Cimex hemipterus is usually found in the tropics within 30 degrees of the equator and Cimex lectularius in more moderate climates. ![]() The two main species that most commonly bite humans are Cimex lectularius and the tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus. There are as many as 90 species of "bugs" (bed bugs are true bugs with specialized elongated mouthparts) within the family Cimicidae however, few bite humans. ![]()
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