Can You Spot the Bedbug?

Bedbugs are making a comeback! See if you can identify the pests below.

Insect Identification Lineup

The days of bedbugs invading strictly seedy hole-ups are long gone. Once nearly wiped out by the now prohibited pesticide DDT, bedbugs are now calling even pricey hotels home. Can you spot the pest in our lineup?



Pest #1Pest #1
Courtesy National Pest Management Association

 


 



Pest #2Pest #2
Courtesy National Pest Management Association

 


 



Pest #3Pest #3
Courtesy National Pest Management Association

 


 




Pest #4Pest #4
Photo by James Gathany Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 


 



Pest #5Pest #5
Photo by Piotr Naskrecki
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 



Pest #6Pest #6
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 


 



Pest #7Pest #7
Courtesy Electron Microscopy and Audio Visual Unit of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

 


 



Pest #8Pest #8
Photo by Dr. Gary Alpert
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 


 



Pest #9Pest #9
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention






Think you've identified the bedbug? Skip to the next page to see if you're right -- and learn more about the insects in this lineup.
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