Bedbugs

**Definition:** Parasitic bugs of the family CIMICIDAE. Female bed bugs lay eggs in a sheltered locations such as in mattress seams. Adults and nymphal instars of Cimex feed on warm-blooded hosts. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are implicated in human infestations.

**Tree numbers:** - B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.150.100

**Synonyms:** - Cimex - Bed Bugs