With bed bugs reemerging as a nuisance in some parts of the country, scientists are reporting the first preliminary description of the bug's sialome -- the saliva proteins that are the secret to Cimex ...

Bedbugs are worth 12½¢ apiece, or 2½¢ more than grasshoppers. This valuation was announced last week when the University of Pittsburgh paid a bill for laboratory insect specimens. No sooner had the ...

The blood-sucking insects now show up in two varieties and are resistant to many pesticides. New eradication strategies include fungal spores and nasty human odors. By Ute Eberle / Knowable Magazine ...

Male bed bugs get confused in bed. Now a scientist has found a bug chemical signal that translates, “Whoa, buddy. I’m a guy too.” Male bed bugs grasp and try to mate with any other member of their ...

Burrowing into skin, laying eggs in mattresses, and building entire colonies in sofas, bed bugs are any city dweller’s worst nightmare. That nightmare just got worse: A study published in the Journal ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For about as long as humans have been living in places, bed bugs ...

Long before the common bed bug terrorized apartments and ruined perfectly good sheets, their relatives were wreaking havoc in caves. A site in southern Oregon, which contains some of North America's ...

Bites alone may not raise suspicion to a bed bug infestation - instead, you need to be aware of various clues that highlight their existence. What are they? According to pest control company Rentokil, ...

A cosmopolitan creature is Cimex lectularius, an oval, flattened, mahogany-hued insect without wings and with mouth parts for piercing and sucking. Its principal food is human blood. Slum dwellers are ...