Types and varieties of bedbugs

Bedbugs belong to the extensive hemiptera family. Entomological scientists number more than 40,000 species of these insects. Different types of bedbugs differ from each other in lifestyle, food preferences and appearance. Nonspecialist is unlikely to be able to unambiguously identify the insect belonging to this order.You can meet street bugs all over the world, because they adapt perfectly to their living conditions. They feel great on land and on the sea, on home gardens and in the forest, in the tropics and even in the harsh conditions of Siberia.

All varieties of bedbugs have a number of specific features that are characteristic of representatives of the order of hemiptera. These include:

  • Predominantly small body size, often rounded;
  • Durable chitinous shell that makes the insect invulnerable to enemies;
  • The presence of wings in some and the absence of others. Part of the street bugs lost them because of their uselessness, while other species are able to overcome considerable distances;
  • All species of bugs have the same device of the oral apparatus. Insects pierce a plant or skin of a warm-blooded organism and suck up the substances necessary for nutrition. The two-channel piercing-sucking oral system allows predators to inject into the victim's body a special enzyme that facilitates the saturation process.
  • Depending on the lifestyle, some species of bugs are active during the daytime, while others prefer to attack their prey at night;
  • Many species of hemiptera have special glands that secrete an unpleasant-smelling secret. The smell helps to scare off enemies and attract a partner.
    Bedbug species
    Turtle, arboreal, predator, shchitnik, forest, bed bugs

The mere mention of bedbugs causes people a storm of negative emotions. But, as among any living organisms, in the family of hemiptera there are harmful and useful species of insects. Some help a person to preserve the crop, while others, on the contrary, destroy it. Some prey on their own kind, and the most aggressive representatives feed on human blood. The description of different types of bugs will help to understand the diversity of these representatives of the fauna. Photos and names of all useful street representatives of the sub-order Heteroptera are presented below.

Useful representatives of the suborder Heteroptera (hemiptera)

The world of street insects is very diverse. A rational thinking person is accustomed to evaluating the representatives of the surrounding nature depending on the benefits they bring. Pests are mercilessly destroyed. The bright, awesome coloration that some street hen-winged bugs have is fulfilling its purpose - no one touches them.

Useful representatives of the suborder
Useful representatives of the suborder
  • Bedbug line or as it is called, Italian, often found in front gardens and cottages. Black and red, as if under the line of the stripes adorn his small body. This formidable beetle is interested only in umbrella plants and therefore does not bring much harm to the garden. To cope with it is quite easy - to collect manually and destroy. How do these street insects look like in the photo in the article.
  • Wingless redoklophe is a soldier - another significant representative of harmless insects. They feed on fallen leaves and the remains of dead invertebrates.
  • Zikron blue, referring to the appearance of the street bed bug predators imported from England, makes an invaluable contribution to the preservation of the harvest. It feeds on eggs and small larvae of leaf beetles. This species of bugs successfully fights Colorado beetles, ensuring the integrity of potato plantations.
  • Perillus is another human assistant in the fight against the Colorado potato beetle. It was brought to Russia from Mexico. The advantage of street insects is that, apart from eggs, they even cope with adults.
  • Flower bugs are specially bred to combat pests that have settled in protected ground. Their food is aphids, mites, larvae and eggs of some insects.

Pest bugs

In addition to the beneficial inhabitants of farmland, on plots of land and on farmers' fields, there are also pests that cause great damage. A photo and description of the main characteristics of street pests can be viewed below.

Pest bugs
Pest bugs
  • The cruciferous street bugs, dressed in a red and black outfit, cracks down on cabbage plants. He is assisted by the Rape parasite, which has a bright blue-green back with spots and stripes of white. They attack crops of radish, rape and turnip. The defiant coloring serves as protection for street bugs from natural enemies. In case of particular danger, they use the ability to emit an unpleasant odor. Special glands, which are endowed with street bugs, produce a secret containing cimicin acid. She creates a disgusting fragrance that protects the insect, making it attributed to bugs stinkers.
  • Light Green Shieldbetter known as berry bug - a pest that has chosen planting raspberries and gooseberries. By the fall, it changes its color to brown, disguised as fallen leaves. Outdoor bugs feed on juice of berries, but can destroy and cereal crops. Berries, due to their peculiar smell, become completely unsuitable for consumption.
  • Bug harmful turtle - nondescript gray creature, a malicious pest of farmers. The uncomplicated pattern on the chitinous shell of a street insect makes it inconspicuous on ripe ears of cereals. Overwhelming insects attack young shoots of shoots, depriving them of the opportunity to grow. The larvae appear from the eggs during the period of spike ripening and damage it. Grain becomes unsuitable for making flour and loses germination. Turtles, along with other pests of cereal crops, have ravaged and destroyed more than one field.

Interesting! One chicken released on the field can kill up to one and a half thousand bug-turtles per day.

Water dwellers

Water bugs
Water bugs

Bedbugs did not go around with their attention and water areas.

  • Water strider is quick - this type of representatives of the family of street bugs can be found in any body of water.A small insect has long legs that allow it to move on the water surface. Waterman movements are chaotic, it quickly changes direction. The special structure of the legs allows it to glide through the water, rapidly approaching insects falling into the water, in order to suck all the juices out of them. In winter, this type of street bugs leaves water and hides in fallen leaves.
  • Water scorpion is another species of bugs living in the aquatic environment. This species of insects lives in shallow water, as they absolutely do not know how to swim and crawl along the bottom in anticipation of another victim. Water scorpion breathes with the help of a special tail process that exposes above water.
  • Smooth Interesting is the fact that representatives of bugs live in the underwater world. Gladysh justifies his name, as his body resembles boats, cleverly and quickly dissecting the water column. He prefers ponds with stagnant water, but can live in a puddle or barrel, located on the backyard. This species is able to fly long distances at night, in search of food. The bite of the street bug feels like a bee sting, but is not dangerous to humans. Gladysh can attack not only insects, but also small fish.
  • Giant belostoma looks frightening. Heads up list of giant bugs. The front limbs of the street bug are reminiscent of the claws of cancer, and the victim is unlikely to break out of them. Due to its impressive size (over 10 cm) it is able to attack frogs, fish and turtles. The female belostomy lays eggs on the back of the male, which patiently bears them. In Russia, this type of bedbugs does not live.
  • Common plautus refers to the species of bugs living in the water. It has a powerful dark green body and hair-like paws covered with hair. This type of street bugs hunts fry, insect larvae and mollusks all day long.

Parasitic bugs

In the hemiptera family, there are species of bedbugs that cause particular anxiety and trouble for people. Adults feed on the blood of humans and warm-blooded animals. Scientists have several dozen types of home bloodsuckers. They have such characteristic features: small, flat body, increasing several times after saturation. Wings are missing as unnecessary, as the insect is able to quickly overcome considerable distances, even climb to the ceiling and from there plan on its prey.

Parasitic bugs
Parasitic bugs

Homemade bedbugs breed quickly and can flood the whole house, depriving people of a quiet life. They are nocturnal, but sometimes they attack their prey during the daytime. At first signs of the appearance of parasites in the apartment and the discovery of their accumulation sites, it is imperative that measures be taken urgently to fully bed bugs destruction. In Moscow and other cities there is a huge amount of necessary drugs used in living conditions in order to get rid of bed bloodsuckers.

Bed bugs have close relatives living in countries with hot climates. This is a burning bug that looks like a relative. He moves slower, slightly bounces, does not tolerate cold. Insect bites cause an allergic reaction and are more palpable in their strength. The most dangerous for a person is triatom bugliving in Latin America. His bite can cause anaphylactic shock, and he is also a carrier of deadly Chagas disease. Photos of bugs of different species, placed in the article, will allow to carefully consider all members of the family of hemiptera.


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