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Bed Bug

Insects

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Bed Bug." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/bed-bug.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Bed Bug. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/bed-bug

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-bed-bug,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Bed Bug},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/bed-bug},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug, is a species in the family Cimicidae. An ectoparasite whose primary hosts are humans, it is one of the world's major nuisance pests.

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