Bed bug / Te ngārara noho moenga
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Cimicidae
Te Rahi
- E 5 mm te roa.
Size range
- Up to 5 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Kitea ai i ngā tōpito katoa o te ao; he wā anō kua kitea i Aotearoa.
- Ka kitea e noho tahi ana ki ngā moenga me ngā paraikete, aha atu ka horaina ki te moenga.
Distribution
- Found worldwide, occasionally in New Zealand
- Associated with beds and bedding
Te Huringa Ora
- He rere kore.
- Kai ai te ngarara nei i te pō, ko ngā toto o te kararehe, o te tangata ana kai.
- I te awatea, kua huna ki te piere, ki te pakohu.
Life history
- Flightless
- Bug feeds at night on the blood of warm–blooded animals including humans
- Hide in cracks and crevices during the day