Download BED BUG 1.Characteristics features It is small parasitic insects of

BED BUG
1.Characteristics features
It is small parasitic insects of family
Cimicidae
Adult bedbugs are reddish-brown,
flattened, oval, and wingless
It has a hard chitinous exoskeleton
The body has three parts – head, thorax
and abdomen
Thorax has three segments and three
pairs of strong legs attached to it
2. Most common medically important
species of bed bug is Cimex lectularius
3. Diseases transmitted
No evidence found that the insect is able
to transmit the pathogen to a human
being.
4.Pathogenic effects
 skin rashes
 psychological effects
 allergic symptoms