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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001511
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Preferred Name

Bedbugs

Definitions
Parasitic bugs of the family CIMICIDAE. Female bed bugs lay eggs in a sheltered locations such as in mattress seams. Adults and nymphal instars of Cimex feed on warm-blooded hosts. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are implicated in human infestations.
Synonyms
Cimex
Bed Bugs
Bedbug
Cimex lectularius
Bed Bug
Cimex hemipterus
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