From fleas to mosquitoes, there's no shortage of organisms we like to consider pests – and, not surprisingly, the majority ...

We can't really begrudge the bed bugs for feeding on our blood though. They need all the energy they can get for mating. Adult bed bugs become most active during witching hour — between about ...

And, because there is a direct link between blood intake and reproduction rates, those bugs also lay fewer eggs. "[Bed bugs] need a blood meal to grow and to molt and to reproduce," explained ...

“As the infestation wears on and mating continues, immature bed bugs begin to make up the majority of the population. “At this point, each adult bed bug has already moulted several time and ...

With a new season of A Real Bug’s Life now streaming on Disney+ on January 15, we’re taking a look at some of the other fantastic and bizarre mating behaviors found in insects and arachnids.

As panicked headlines around the world will testify, bed bugs have made a big comeback. While it’s fair to say the widely loathed pests never went away — they are easily transmitted from one ...