Bed Bug - Cimex lectularius

Thank You!

It's real hard getting people to photograph the ordinary and unpleasant bugs. We had the guide page for this species for almost a year, but no pictures. I've moved it there.

… Chuck Entz, 31 March, 2006 - 12:35am

Ordinary?

I've never seen one. Are they really that common?

… Lynette Elliott, 31 March, 2006 - 5:31am

bedbugs

I work for a pest control company and I see bedbugs in hotels and apartments on a monthly basis. They are making a come back and are very hard to get rid of.

… Wayne V. Carpenter, 29 March, 2008 - 9:23pm

Bed Bug Treatment - NEED HELP

Hi,

My house and beds were infected by these bugs. How can I get rid of them permanently? Please help. I have little children in my house. They are being bitten everyday. I cannot move out because its my own home. Should I go for a bug treatment. Will this help me?

… gilakkai, 8 December, 2008 - 10:38am

And / or

I included bedbugs in the unpleasant category, not the ordinary. Bedbugs are more common than people realize because they usually don't come out except in the dark (a favorite hiding place is behind headboards where no one can reach). Even so, no one would ever consider them ordinary- seeing one is such a rare occurrence.

… Chuck Entz, 31 March, 2006 - 10:08am

depends

Depends on the kind of lodgings you are in. Hostels, camps, fleabag motels and such are good places. When there is a big infestation, it is evident to anyone who sleeps in the bed in question. In addition, all the digested blood being voided stains sheets and mattresses. Finding the insects is usually a matter of checking crecives on the bed frame, near the bed, or in creases in the fabric of the mattress.
-Sean McCann

triatoma.blogspot.com

… Sean McCann, 31 March, 2006 - 6:41am

I did see

on the news the woman who is suing a hotel because of bed bugs. Related article here.

… Lynette Elliott, 31 March, 2006 - 6:49am

Wow!

20 million for some itchy skin? I get bad reactions to fire ant stings, should I sit on a mound in a MIckey D's to eat my Big Mac and the take ol' Ronnie for a couple mil?
America is a great and wonderful country indeed!
-Sean McCann

triatoma.blogspot.com

… Sean McCann, 31 March, 2006 - 7:33am

Yep

Wow. That's exactly what that is:Cimex lectularius, the Bed Bug. We're getting some great ectoparasites lately! Good find! (sorry if you got bit)
Believe it or not, that is a new species for Bugguide.
-Sean McCann

triatoma.blogspot.com

… Sean McCann, 30 March, 2006 - 10:01pm

I didn't get bit

Nahh, I didn't get bit. Just a bunch of wealthy children. No lawsuits, yet. It's amazing the social stigma associated with things like bedbugs and head lice.

It took two extermination sessions to get rid of them. They were in every crevice, even inside the light switch covers.

That bites!

Kurt

… Kurt Mead, 31 March, 2006 - 9:33am

Here is a good article on art

Here is a good article on articles base about how to kill bed bugs.

The consequence of a byte is usually just a rash, nothing that can really put your health in jeopardy. But you are right, usually people who have any kind of bugs in their homes tend to be labeled as dirty or from a lower class. Even if you can get those bugs from 5 star hotels (like in the case of bed bugs).

Best regards,
Paul

… paul1, 14 April, 2010 - 2:41am