Bed bug: cimex lectularius (hemiptera: cimicidae).(Pest Spotlight: ARMING PMPs WITH KNOWLEDGE)

From: Pest Control | Date: January 1, 2007 | Copyright information

RECOGNITION & BACKGROUND

Adult bed bugs measure 3/16-inch (5-6 mm) long, are broadly oval and flat, and have vestigial wings (tiny wing pads) on the thorax. Bed bugs are amber brown to reddish black, depending on when they last fed. When present in sufficient numbers, bed bugs emit either an obnoxiously sweet (somewhat like raspberries) or nasty (body odor-like) smell. Other evidence of bed bugs includes the fecal stains (clustered tiny black dots) in and near daytime ha...

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