Bed Bugs
bed bug
Photo: Jeff Hahn
Size 1/5 inch long as adults
Where/when In homes, hotels, motels, hostels, and other buildings where people live. Feed at night, hide in crevices during the day. Hiding places include seams in mattresses, crevices in box springs and spaces under baseboards or loose wallpaper. Found throughout the year.
Significance Nuisance and irritation from bites. Not known to transmit disease to people.