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Bed bugs are everywhere, across the planet and all up and down the East Coast from New York to Florida. In fact, Antarctica is the only continent on the planet where the parasitic pests are not present. In the United States, bed bugs are on the rise.

Bed bugs are insects of the cimcid family. They are small, brown-colored creatures that feast on blood. Warm-blooded mammals and humans are their absolute favorites.

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Although the pests were almost completely eliminated from the U.S. after World War II, bed bugs have made a strong comeback in recent years. Biting their victims in the night, bed bug infestations are the source of extensive stress and psychological trauma for many Americans every year.

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Bed bugs have piercing and sucking mouthparts, evident at all life stages. The mouth part is very long and lays beneath their body, tucked into a special opening when not in use. The bed bug untucks its mouth, finds a spot to feed, pierces the skin and looks for a blood vessel. When it finishes eating, it tucks its mouth back in and goes off to find a place to hide.

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A tropical species of bed bug has been found in Florida for the first time in sixty years, according to a release from researchers at the University of Florida. The bug was found in a home in Brevard County, and scientists with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences were able to confirm the finding. Its the only confirmed case of tropical bed bugs in the state. Prior to this event, the bug has not been seen in the state since the 1940s.

Brittany Campbell, a UF/IFAS doctoral student in entomology, said in a news release that tropical bed bugs are similar to the standard variety of bed bugs, but they could potentially develop more quickly.

This could mean that this species would develop more quickly, possibly cause an infestation problem sooner, and also could spread more rapidly, Campbell said in a news release. A lot of pests that do get into Florida, a lot of them do pop up in ports, she said. We dont really know where these bed bugs were introduced from.

I personally believe that in Florida, we have all of the right conditions that could potentially help spread tropical bed bugs, which is the case in other southern states, Campbell said. As long as you have people traveling and moving bed bugs around, there is a real potential for this species to spread and establish in homes and other dwellings.

Though this is the only confirmed case in Florida, researches believe the tropical bed bugs could be found in many other parts of the state because of the species preferred tropical and sub-tropical climates make it right at home in the sunshine state.

Researchers at UF urge the public to send them samples of suspected bed bugs for identification, to try and halt the spread of the bug before it begins in earnest.

The common bed bug lives throughout the United States and the globe, typically in more temperate climates. Before the 1990s, it kept at low levels for 50 years, via widespread use of DDT and other pesticides, the UF researchers say.

The bed bugs eventually bit back, building resistance to pesticides and resurging in the late 1990s.

A similar rebound may be at play with the tropical bed bug, the UF researchers say.

Tropical bed bugs biologically mirror common bed bugs, Campbell said. They feed on human blood, so they can cause similar health problems during severe infestations: fear, anxiety, depression, sleeplessness and itchy, blistery reactions on some people.

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Bed bug species found in Florida after absence of sixty years