All members of the bed bug family feed on the blood of birds or mammals. Cimex adjunctus . There are also other species which attack bats, pigeons, and rodents.
Bed bugs are active only at night, usually just before dawn.
During the day they hide in cracks and crevices in walls, floors, beds and furniture. The mouthparts are shaped into an elongated proboscis which, when not used, is held directed backwards underneath the body. When a bug is ready to feed, the proboscis is extended forward and the stylets within are thrust into the skin of a victim. Mated female bed bugs deposit their eggs in their resting places. One female will produce about 345 eggs during her life span.