臭蟲約75種，吸食人和溫血動物的血液。體扁寬，長4到5毫米（少於0.2吋），雌蟲體積要比雄蟲大，紅褐色，翅退化呈鱗狀，有臭腺，分泌物有特殊氣味。雌蟲每個繁殖季節產卵200多個，一年繁殖3代或3代以上。世界性分布，晝伏夜出，吸血后即躲藏不出，所吸血需數天才能消化。成蟲能耐饑一年以上。溫帶臭蟲和熱帶臭蟲吸食人血。疏毛臭蟲吸食蝙蝠血，燕臭蟲屬吸食雨燕的血。雞臭蟲吸家禽的血，也吸人的血。

  臭(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)一般(ban)過群居生活，因此(ci)在(zai)適宜(yi)隱(yin)匿的場(chang)所常(chang)常(chang)發(fa)現有(you)大批臭(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)聚集。它(ta)們(men)都在(zai)晚上(shang)(shang)偷偷地爬出來，憑借刺(ci)吸式的口器嗜吸人(ren)(ren)血(xue)(xue)；在(zai)找不(bu)(bu)到(dao)人(ren)(ren)血(xue)(xue)時，也吸食家畜以及寵(chong)物動物的血(xue)(xue)。臭(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)吸血(xue)(xue)很快，5—10分鐘就能吸飽。人(ren)(ren)被(bei)臭(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)叮(ding)咬后(hou)，常(chang)引(yin)起皮膚(fu)發(fa)癢，過敏的人(ren)(ren)被(bei)叮(ding)咬后(hou)有(you)明顯的刺(ci)激反應，傷(shang)口常(chang)出現紅腫、奇癢，如搔破后(hou)往往引(yin)起細菌感染。臭(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)的成(cheng)蟲(chong)在(zai)隱(yin)蔽的場(chang)所交配后(hou)，把卵產(chan)在(zai)墻壁、床板(ban)等(deng)縫隙(xi)中。在(zai)冬天，臭(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)通(tong)常(chang)停止吸血(xue)(xue)和產(chan)卵。幼蟲(chong)得(de)不(bu)(bu)到(dao)血(xue)(xue)食，可活30天以上(shang)(shang)，成(cheng)蟲(chong)得(de)不(bu)(bu)到(dao)血(xue)(xue)食，通(tong)常(chang)可活六(liu)七個(ge)月。

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  臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)也(ye)叫木蚤，臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)在(zai)(zai)我(wo)國古時又稱(cheng)床虱、壁虱。臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)有(you)(you)一對臭(chou)(chou)(chou)腺，能(neng)分(fen)泌一種(zhong)異常臭(chou)(chou)(chou)液，此種(zhong)臭(chou)(chou)(chou)液有(you)(you)防御天敵和(he)(he)促進交配之用，臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)爬(pa)過(guo)的地方(fang)，都(dou)留下(xia)難聞的臭(chou)(chou)(chou)氣，故名臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)。臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)與人(ren)(ren)(ren)類有(you)(you)寄生(sheng)關系的僅有(you)(you)溫帶臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)和(he)(he)熱帶臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)兩(liang)個(ge)家棲種(zhong)類。臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)的發育過(guo)程為漸(jian)變態的，即一生(sheng)包括卵(luan)、若(ruo)(ruo)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)和(he)(he)成蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)3個(ge)階(jie)段，其中(zhong)(zhong)若(ruo)(ruo)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)有(you)(you)5個(ge)齡期。它們一般在(zai)(zai)狹窄的縫隙中(zhong)(zhong)棲息，具群棲性，成蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)、若(ruo)(ruo)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)和(he)(he)卵(luan)多見(jian)于床板、褥墊、箱縫、墻(qiang)隙或(huo)墻(qiang)紙的褶縫中(zhong)(zhong)，在(zai)(zai)衛生(sheng)條件差的交通工具以(yi)及公共場所的桌椅縫隙中(zhong)(zhong)亦有(you)(you)孳生(sheng)。臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)的危害主(zhu)要是吸(xi)血(xue)(xue)騷擾，主(zhu)要在(zai)(zai)夜間活(huo)動(dong)，吸(xi)血(xue)(xue)貪婪(lan)，吸(xi)血(xue)(xue)量可(ke)超過(guo)其體重(zhong)(zhong)的1～2倍，人(ren)(ren)(ren)被叮咬后，嚴(yan)重(zhong)(zhong)時可(ke)導致皮(pi)膚紅腫發炎(yan)、癢痛難忍，有(you)(you)些(xie)人(ren)(ren)(ren)可(ke)發生(sheng)丘(qiu)疹樣麻疹，以(yi)小兒為多見(jian)。若(ruo)(ruo)長期被較多的臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)寄生(sheng)，可(ke)引起貧(pin)血(xue)(xue)、神經過(guo)敏和(he)(he)失眠(mian)、虛弱等癥狀(zhuang)。此外，臭(chou)(chou)(chou)蟲(chong)(chong)(chong)也(ye)被懷(huai)疑是某些(xie)疾病的傳(chuan)播者。