| UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | ||
 | FARMERS' BULLETIN |  |
| Washington, D. C. | 754 | October 14, 1916 |
Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology, L. O. Howard, Chief.
THE BEDBUG.[1]
By C. L. Marlatt,
Entomologist and Assistant Chief of Bureau.
[1] Cimex lectularius L.; order Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera, family Cimicidae.
CONTENTS.
| Page. | |
| Introduction | 1 |
| Origin; common names; distribution | 2 |
| Varieties and related insects | 3 |
| General characteristics | 3 |
| The "buggy" odor | 4 |
| Habits and life history | 4 |
| Food and longevity | 7 |
| Influence of temperature | 8 |
| The bite of the bedbug | 9 |
| The bedbug and human diseases | 9 |
| Natural enemies of the bedbug | 10 |
| Remedies | 11 |
INTRODUCTION.
The presence of the bedbug (fig. 1) in a house is not necessarilyan indication of neglect or carelessness; for, little as the idea maybe relished, this insect may gain access in spite of the adoption ofall reasonable precaut
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