Tag: bats

I interviewed Dr. Richard Houseman associate professor of urban entomology in the college of agriculture. We talked of course about none other than bed bugs. I thought it was a beneficial interview because I was able to learn more about the origins of them and how they spread. Houseman said that they started out in caves feeding on bats but once humans starting living in caves they evolved to feed on them. I also learned that another way to get bed bugs besides traveling is through buying used furniture. He said that if the furniture is stored in a warehouse there is potentially other furniture infested. Even if someone buys new furniture it can be infested if they use the same truck that carried an infested couch, etc. I also learned that bed bugs evolved through natural selection, where they adapted to feed on human blood and be able to be immune to certain pesticides. He also said that bat bugs and bed bugs look very similar but they both prefer different blood.