“That makes sense because modern humans moved out of caves about 60,000 years ago,” added study co-author and Virginia Tech ...

Learn how bed bugs became our oldest known pest as they co-evolved with humans, starting with our Neanderthal ancestors.

Ever since a few enterprising bed bugs hopped off a bat and attached themselves to a Neanderthal walking out of a cave 60,000 ...

Around 60,000 years ago, a few adventurous bed bugs made a bold move. They left their bat hosts behind and climbed onto ...

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

Ever since a few enterprising bed bugs hopped off a bat and attached themselves to a Neanderthal walking out of a cave 60,000 ...

Depending on where you live, springtime often means the beginning of the season for little red bugs the size of a pin head, ...

Use a 140°F wash for a minimum of 90 minutes and follow up with either a hot dry cycle or a few hours in direct sunlight to ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – New research from Virginia Tech shows that bed bugs are likely the first human pest. This discovery may ...

They have been bugging people since they hopped off a bat and attached themselves to a Neanderthal around 60,000 years ago.