Bed Bug
Characteristics: The body is flat, rusty red color - sometimes purple or even brown (red after feeding). Sizes range from 4mm to 6mm. Antennae are present and appear quite slender and segmented. Short stubby legs compliment the short - almost unseen - stubby wings. Bed Bugs enjoy the warmth and constant food supply that mammal hosts offer. They suck the blood out from their host to achieve adulthood. Bed Bugs can survive without food for up to 12 to 15 months and their bites have not been confirmed as carriers of diseases. Their bites do, however, cause bumps or swelling and people are known to have allergic reactions to these bites.
General Adult Size (Length):
4mm to 6mm
(0.16in to 0.24in)
Identifying Colors: red; brown; purple
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Category: True Bug
Common Name: Bed Bug
Scientific Name: (Cimex lectularius)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cimicidae
Genus: Cimex
Species: lectularius
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