![]() ![]() On some occasions, people even develop allergic reactions to the bat bug’s saliva compared to the human bloodsuckers, which are the bed bugs. In terms of pain, bat bugs are reported to bite more painfully than bed bugs. Following that premise, the tiny welts on your skin that they leave behind could be more compared to bed bug bites. However, it’s been said that bat bugs feeding off humans is like living on tofu – it’s not quite filling. Biteīat bugs vs bed bugs bites don’t differ much, with their straw-like mouthparts looking like beaks for sucking and piercing. Unless you’re a trained professional, however, you may need a microscope or a magnifier to recognize the difference. ![]() Appearanceīat bugs have longer hair on the top of their upper thorax (comparatively the neck area) than bed bugs. Like predators carefully studying their prey, they hide during the day then get their dose of human blood while the host is sleeping. Among them are mattress seams, bed frames, headboards, couches, baseboards, and upholstered furniture. Expect these bloodsuckers to lurk within a few feet from places or spaces that you frequently use. Cracks and crevices in these potential bat-roosting areas are the bat bug’s ‘haven.’īed bugs also stay close to their hosts, which is you. If you have any uninhabited or seldom-used parts of your home where bats may already have established a home for themselves, those are potential breeding grounds for bat bugs. Staying close to their bat hosts is the bat bug’s priority, wandering only to other hosts when the bat colony they feed off from flies to another ‘hangout.’ Apart from caves, bat bugs could be hiding in the following areas of your home: Bat bugs are common in Midwest US, while bed bugs could be reigning havoc all over the world! 4. These tiny vampires proliferate in different regions as well. But since both are barely the size of a pin, only the help of a magnifier (view on Amazon) could let you see the difference. Usually, with a body length of approximately one-fourth of an inch, bat bugs (scientifically called bat mites) are a tad longer than bed bugs, which are about 0.13 inches long. In the bat bug vs bed bug size competition, the former wins. Bed bugs, however, appear mahogany or reddish-brown. After a full meal, however, its color turns dark brown. Both have small oval and flattened (making it easy for them to hide in cracks and crevices) body shapes, but a bat bug is beige or transparent tan in color. Colorĭifferentiating a bat bug vs a bed bug in terms of color is a bit tricky since they aren’t too far away in the color wheel. Without discounting the potentially linked origins of both bugs, let’s dig deep into the bat bug vs bed bug bloodsucking war and know their differences. ![]() Some studies show that since both bat bugs and bed bugs exclusively feed on mammal blood, it’s possible that bed bugs evolved from bat bugs when people once shared caves with bats. Should you plan to do the pest control (view on Amazon) yourself, reading through this article would give you a head start in dealing with either of these pesky sleep invaders. If you and your loved ones have been involuntary snacks for either bat bugs or bed bugs, knowing their differences would help you call the ‘right’ exterminator. Here’s a quick list of the differences between bat bugs and bed bugs: Other differences include habitat, appearance, and pest control methods. Knowing those differences is the purpose of this article.įrom color and size to regions where they’re commonly found, there are ways to identify the differences between bat bugs and bed bugs. Flicking the sleep-jolting intruder away, your initial thought is – a bed bug! But what if it’s a bat bug? Is there a difference? Since bat bugs and bed bugs belong to the same scientific family Cimicidae, the naked eye won’t easily recognize the differences. Leaving the ‘scene of the crime’ is an oval, brownish insect, a reddish, itchy welt in its wake. You wake up during the night feeling a sting on your arm. Disclosure: We may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. ![]()
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