Bed bug bites and scabies can both cause intense itching, but they come from completely different problems. Bed bugs stay outside the body and feed briefly on blood. Scabies is […]

Finding a small brown bug near your bed does not automatically mean you have bed bugs. Beetles, cockroach nymphs, and even close relatives of bed bugs can be mistaken for […]

Bed bugs don’t appear to serve an essential ecological function in the sense people usually mean when they ask why they exist. They aren’t important pollinators, decomposers, or a known […]

Bed bug bites don’t have one appearance that everyone develops. The familiar image of several small, red, itchy bumps is certainly possible, but reactions range from no visible marks at […]

A bed bug infestation can grow substantially within a few months, but there isn’t one doubling time that applies to every home. Temperature, access to blood meals, sex ratio, survival, […]

A cluster of bed bug eggs can look like a tiny white mass tucked into a mattress seam or screw hole, but it is not an egg sac. Bed bugs […]

Bed bug eggs are usually found in sheltered cracks and crevices where bed bugs spend time between blood meals. That puts mattress seams, box springs, bed frames, headboards, baseboards, and […]

You don’t need expensive equipment to inspect for bed bugs. A flashlight and magnifying glass cover most hands-on inspection needs, while inexpensive interceptor traps can improve your chances of detecting […]

Bed bugs aren’t known to transmit diseases to people, and most bites cause nothing more than itching, irritation, and temporary skin reactions. However, bed bug infestations can affect health in […]

Bed bugs don’t build nests. There is no woven structure, mound, tunnel, or collection of material assembled into a home. What people commonly call a bed bug nest is actually […]