And although literally no one asked, here's some pics of the wild bedbugs…

(They're securely contained in a vial with a tight-fitting lid. The graph paper is a label recording the species, location, and date they were collected. I can put isopropyl alcohol in to kill and preserve them at this point, but I need to buy more.)

#insects #bugs #TrueBugs #bedbugs #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Cimicidae

I don't share this gallery often, because bed bugs are... bed bugs. But I've accumulated a few photos of them over the years:

#BedBugs #Insects #Cimicidae #Photography

https://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/A-plague-of-Bed-Bugs/

A Plague of Bed Bugs - Alex Wild

Bed Bugs are re-emerging as a major urban pest after half a century of relative dormancy. These wingless insects take blood meals at night, hiding during the day in dark crevices. Below are images of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius.

Mark Rober's latest video is about bedbugs! Featuring a visit to Changlu Wang's bedbug lab at Rutgers. https://youtu.be/2JAOTJxYqh8

#entomology #Cimicidae #bedbugs

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