Bed bugs

Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D.

MICROBIOLOGY

Bedbugs are insects of the genus Cimex; they derive nutrition from bloodmeals. Chemicals and enzymes such as nitrophorin and NO are thought to promote bleeding and cause cutaneous reactions.
- Common bedbugs, Cimex lectularius
- Cimex hemipterus, in tropical climates
The environment in which bedbugs thrive is warm, lacks light and is moist.
- Bedding [Fig 1], furniture, carpet/floors and walls {Fig 2]

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