Can You Spot the Bedbug?

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

Compiled by Amy Zerello

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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 #1 Pest #1
Courtesy National Pest Management Association

Pest #2 Pest #2
Courtesy National Pest Management Association

Pest #3 Pest #3
Courtesy National Pest Management Association

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

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

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

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

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

Pest #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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Can You Spot the Bedbug?

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

Insect Identification Lineup

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