Similar To Bed Bugs

Immature cockroaches are especially similar to bed bugs.

Similar to bed bugs.

In fact without a magnifying glass they look and feed exactly like bed bugs. With respect to appearance and size to a great extent cockroach nymphs periplaneta americana are considered astonishingly similar in identification traits as that of bed bugs. Adult booklice however differ from bed bugs by having a termite like appearance. The colour ranges from dark mahogany to a hue of dark brown with a cylindrical body unlike bed bugs and measure about an inch and a half in length.

The identification of the traits of the bed bugs and cockroach nymphs are somehow similar. That being said it is far less common to have a bat bug infestation which causes welts and rashes on the skin of people than it is with bed bugs. They are real bloodsucker and eventually feed on human blood. As the name specifies it comes from the colony that found around bat nest in attics or abandoned buildings.

In its younger nymph stage a booklouse is strikingly similar to a bed bug. It contains prothorax which refers to segmented leg oval shaped body. Their bodies are long and soft with thin antennae. They are dark brown to mahogany colored and measure about 2 inches long.

The color of the nymph ranges from mahogany dark to a hue color. Cockroaches do not bite humans but they can contaminate food. The body of the cockroach is such that the nymphs are cylindrical as compared to the bed bugs that are about an inch longer. They typically hide in kitchens and other areas with food and debris.

They are similar in appearance and size in a very great way. Small cockroaches are similar to bed bugs in appearance. They are also small flat and reddish brown.