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Beetle? Infesting mattress and cloth chair in NYC - Cimex lectularius

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!

 
Maybe try a pest control site.
Most regular visitors to this site have an interest in the life, habits, and diversity of bugs more than in ways to eliminate them and are probably not very well-informed on pest control. At least *I* am not.

They must be bedbugs.
The larva is something else, however, probably a beetle.

Although these images are very small and lack much detail, the behavior, habitat, and general appearance could be nothing other than that of a bedbug. It's time to call in a pest control company.

 
Thanks! They sure are bed bugs
Thanks for your ID. Yup, they're bed bugs all right. Now the fun begins...

 
Bedbugs
Here is a site with more info.

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