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Scent of alarm identifies male bed bugs

Bed bug guys find the girls by trial and error — and smell

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Male bed bugs get confused in bed. Now a scientist has found a bug chemical signal that translates, “Whoa, buddy. I’m a guy too.”

OVERTURNED Here, a male and female bed bug have found each other, but sometimes a male bed bug will mistake another male for a good mating partner.