Beetle? Infesting mattress and cloth chair in NYC - Cimex lectularius New York City, New York, USA Size: Popcorn kernal sized
Infested my cloth chair, bed mattress, and sheets. They come out from the chair's crevices and walk along my leg, leaving a trail of bites that resemble mosquito bites. They have left pockets of egg sacs in all secluded areas. There seem to be small ones (pupa?) running around as well.
They are deft at running about on and clinging to cloth and paper, but can barely maneuver on the hard floor. They run away when disturbed, and tend to run into crevices and then hold still again.
Photo 1: Under chair, with egg seen off to right
Photo 2: Sitting on the floor (sorry, it might be squashed!)
Photo 3: A cluster of eggs on the mattress in a spot which was previously secluded.
Photo 4: Larva, hopefully from this bug!
Photo 5: A younger version running around near the eggs. Or, another kind of bug?
I hope the quality is good enough - it's the best I could get! Many thanks!
Contributed by easterncosmo on 14 December, 2006 - 11:43pm Last updated 19 December, 2006 - 2:36pm |