The second criterion is that bedbugs are capable of transmitting the pathogen. In a laboratory study published in January, ...

Sequencing a genome is a bit like assembling a massive jigsaw puzzle, often with millions and millions of pieces. The key ...

The Home Office spent over £5,000 on sniffer dogs to investigate a bedbug infestation at its Westminster headquarters ...

Bedbugs. Just mentioning the tiny, biting insects that live on human blood and infest mattresses, couches, and bedding ...

Sixty years ago, we nearly wiped out bed bugs—but they’ve been making a steady comeback, and they’re stronger than ever.

Scientists mapped near-gap-free and near-error-free genomes of a susceptible bed bug strain and a superstrain around 20,000 ...

Returning home from a vacation can be a difficult adjustment. Returning home with a fleet of bed bugs can be a nightmare.

Bed bugs in an apartment can become a nightmare for its residents. These small parasites feed on blood and can survive in the ...

Let’s get something out of the way — if you have a bedbug infestation, a mattress cover is not going to get rid of it. Anti-bedbug mattress encasements are a protective measure. Ideally ...

An updated genomic analysis of the common bedbug provides new insights into how to prevent and treat infestations.

Both flea and bedbug bites may be a group of small dots on your skin, though bedbug bites tend to be more linear, whereas flea bites tend to be more scattered. If you notice a group of small dots ...

The research offers an updated genome analysis of the common bedbug Cimex lectularius, providing new insight for those working to prevent bedbug infestation, develop remediation strategies and ...