They Crawled Out of the Cave – And Into Your Mattress: The 60,000-Year Reign of Bed Bugs

Bed bugs split from their bat-loving ancestors when they joined early humans exiting caves 60,000 years ago. While the bat bugs declined, the human-associated lineage exploded in urban settings, adapting and even developing pesticide resistance. Their story reveals just how closely pests can evolve alongside us. Ancient Bed Bug Origins Around 60,000 years ago, a [...]