Bed bugs, a blood-sucking insect, tend to hide themselves in beds in homes or hotels. Here's how to avoid infestations.

Bed bugs primarily feast on human blood, causing their infamous bites. However, these pests will also target other ...

Together, they extracted DNA from bed bugs, which had been fed human blood under controlled conditions. “Right after feeding, we could recover full genetic profiles using STR (short tandem repeat) and ...

Bed bugs are well-known to eat human blood, thus the notorious bed bug bites. However, bed bugs also feed on other warm-blooded animals such as cats, dogs, rodents, birds, and even bats.

They are most active between midnight and 5 AM, when the human host is in a deep sleep. Bed bugs need to drink blood to be able to mate. Once they feed, they mate. After eating, a female bed bug can ...

Bed bugs need to drink blood to be able to mate. Once they feed, they mate. After eating, a female bed bug can produce one to seven eggs each day. This can continue for 10 days before she needs ...

“Bed bugs require the proteins in blood in order to reproduce. Both male and female bed bugs feed, requiring blood to exist, to survive, and for the females to produce eggs.

With mosquitoes, chiggers and no-see-ums out and biting people this summer, here's how to tell the difference between the ...

Summertime is also peak bed bugs season. Here are tips on how to identify and prevent these pests from entering your home.

Bed bugs are hard to see, but they pack a punch when they bite, leaving behind small, itchy marks. They are not known to ...

Bed bugs are small, wingless insects that feed on the blood of people and animals. Bed bugs often hide in mattresses, box springs, and other furniture near where people sleep.