Saturday, January 8, 2011

Identifying and collecting bedbugs

Bed bugs, or what nerdy entomologists call cimex lectularius, are light yellow in color in juvenile bugs who have not fed and reddish brown in adult bugs. They are the size of apple seeds and can be seen by the naked eye.

They are nocturnal, so the best way to catch them is waiting until the middle of the night. They tend to hide in mattresses and crevices close to a food source—you.

You can collect them in small leak-proof containers filled with rubbing alcohol. Send teh

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