Bed bug
Cimex lectularius Linnaeus
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cimicidae
Size range
- Up to 5 mm long
Distribution
- Found worldwide, occasionally in New Zealand
- Associated with beds and bedding
Life History
- Flightless
- Bug feeds at night on the blood of warm–blooded animals including humans
- Hide in cracks and crevices during the day