• them. Bat bugs will also bite humans if given the opportunity. Bat bug species include: African bat bug (Afrocimex constrictus) Eastern bat bug (Cimex...
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    Reduviidae (redirect from Assassin bug)
    cosmopolitan family of the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are...
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    Coreidae (redirect from Leaf footed bug)
    genus Coreus, which derives from the Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris) meaning bug. As a family, the Coreidae are cosmopolitan, but most of the species are...
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    animals (such as bats or birds) that may also harbour bed bugs or related species such as the bat bug; People visiting an infested area (e.g. dwelling, means...
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    Hemiptera (redirect from True bug)
    called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield...
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  • Cimex pilosellus, known generally as the bat bug or western bat bug, is a species of bed bug in the family Cimicidae. It is found in North America. "Cimex...
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    hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs (because they fly to lights in large numbers)...
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    Cimex (category Bed bug)
    bat bug from the Balkan Peninsula Cimex hemipterus, tropical bed bug Cimex incrassatus Cimex japonicus, bat bug found in Japan Cimex latipennis, bat bug...
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    Mealybug (redirect from Mealy bug)
    themselves to the plant and secrete a powdery wax layer (hence the name "mealy" bug) used for protection while they suck the plant juices. The males are short-lived...
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    Sasse DB, McAllister CT, Durden LA (2016). "A New Host Record for the Bat Bug, Cimex adjunctus (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Eastern Small-footed Myotis...
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    Pentatomidae (redirect from Shield bug)
    insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea...
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    Cimicidae (category Parasitic bugs)
    most well-known member of the family, Cimex lectularius, the common bed bug, and its tropical relation Cimex hemipterus. The family contains over 100...
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    insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers...
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    Gerridae (redirect from Jesus bug)
    water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the suborder Heteroptera...
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  • Afrocimex constrictus, also called the African bat bug, is an insect parasite of Egyptian fruit bats in bat caves in East Africa. Population sizes can comprise...
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    Scutelleridae (redirect from Jewel bug)
    Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs. They are commonly known as jewel (stink) bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration...
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    Nepomorpha (redirect from True water bug)
    Nepomorpha is an infraorder of insects in the "true bug" order (Hemiptera). They belong to the "typical" bugs of the suborder Heteroptera. Due to their aquatic...
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    of the fact the highly apomorphic Coleorrhyncha and Heteroptera (typical bugs) evolved from auchenorrhynchans. Hence, a recent trend treats the most advanced...
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    (plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel...
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    Tingidae (redirect from Lace bug)
    The Tingidae, commonly referred to as lace bugs due to their intricate wings, are a family of very small (2-10 mm (0.08-0.39 in)) insects in the order...
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    Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500-600 species. Anthocoridae are 1.5–5 mm long...
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    PMC 3493603. PMID 23144967. Boggs, Joe (14 June 2016). "Planthoppers". Bug Bytes. Ohio State University Extension. Retrieved 29 January 2021. Dietrich...
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    Lygaeidae (redirect from Lygaeid Bug)
    (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground...
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    Gelastocoridae (redirect from Toad Bug)
    The Gelastocoridae (toad bugs) is a family of about 100 species of insects in the suborder Heteroptera. These fall into two genera, about 15 species of...
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    Cydnidae (redirect from Burrowing bug)
    Cydnidae are a family of pentatomoid bugs, known by common names including burrowing bugs or burrower bugs. As the common name would suggest, many members...
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    Miridae (redirect from Leaf bug)
    referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the largest family of true bugs (suborder Heteroptera);...
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  • Ambush Bug is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. His real name is supposedly Irwin Schwab, but he has mental problems...
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    infestations, including green lacewings, ladybirds, minute pirate bugs, big-eyed bugs, damsel bugs, Encarsia formosa and phytoseiid mites. Integrated management...
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    modern Latin, most likely from misreading the Middle Greek κόρῐς, koris, 'bug' as αφῐς, aphis. Aphids are distributed worldwide, but are most common in...
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    Pentatomoidea (redirect from Shield Bug)
    and 5 extinct). Among these are the stink bugs and shield bugs, jewel bugs, giant shield bugs, and burrower bugs. The Pentatomoidea are characterised by...
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