bedbug
Nocturnal blood feeder
A bedbug is a small, flat, reddish-brown insect that feeds on human blood, typically at night.
Bedbugs infest mattresses, furniture, and crevices near where people sleep, leaving itchy bites.
Once associated with unsanitary conditions, they've resurged in hotels and homes worldwide: The apartment had a bedbug infestation.
Blood-drinking jumping pest
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- miteMinuscule arachnid parasite
- louseWingless biting parasite
- chiggerBiting mite larva
mosquito · host · blood meal · feeding
Sudden eruption of trouble
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- spreadTo distribute widely
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- swarmMass of moving insects
colony · breeding · overrun · infestation · permeation · infiltration · surge · hotspot
Raised skin from impact
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
itching · scratching · pruritus · hives · allergic reaction · antihistamine · calamine · dermatitis
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- bloodsuckerOrganism feeding on plasma
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
nocturnal · invertebrate · nymph · instar · molting · pheromones · harborage · entomology
One who eradicates vermin
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- treatmentCare for an ailment
spray · diatomaceous earth · heat treatment · steam · encasement · interceptor · monitoring · inspection
Self-conscious unease
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
psychological · stress · secrecy · misconception · social stigma · disclosure · trauma · hypervigilance
flea
Blood-drinking jumping pest
chigger · mosquito · host · blood meal · feeding
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- spreadTo distribute widely
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
swarm · colony · breeding · overrun · infestation · permeation · infiltration · surge · hotspot · recurrence
welts
Raised skin from impact
inflammation · itching · scratching · pruritus · hives · allergic reaction · antihistamine · calamine · dermatitis · clusters
arthropod
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- bloodsuckerOrganism feeding on plasma
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
antennae · nocturnal · invertebrate · nymph · instar · molting · pheromones · harborage · entomology · cryptic
exterminator
One who eradicates vermin
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
treatment · spray · diatomaceous earth · heat treatment · steam · encasement · interceptor · monitoring · inspection · resistance
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
insomnia · psychological · stress · secrecy · misconception · social stigma · disclosure · trauma · hypervigilance
- Biting Pestsmosquito, mosquitoes, flea, fleas, tick
- blood feedersmosquito, tick, flea, louse, leech
- parasitestapeworm, roundworm, pinworm, hookworm, fleas
- tiny insectsant, flea, gnat, mite, louse
- hemimetabolous insectsgrasshopper, dragonfly, damselfly, cockroach, termite
- bloodsuckersmosquito, tick, flea, leech, louse
- bedbug bitesWelts from mattress parasites
- crazy as a bedbugExtremely mentally unsound