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The box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) is the adult (moth) life-stage of the box tree caterpillar. This insect is pest of box bushes (Buxus spp.), a common decorative garden plant. 

Bedbugs (or bed bugs, Cimex sp.) are a group of parasitic insects. They feed on blood of animals and humans. Bedbug feeding can result in red bite marks over your skin where they have bitten you. Whilst the bite itself does not hurt, the bedbug bites can be very itchy and may become swollen and painful.

Bedbugs (or bed bugs, Cimex sp.) are an increasing problem in UK homes and hotels. Changes in human behaviour with increased movement are helping to spread the pest insect as we transport it along with our belongings. This coupled with increasing human population density providing them with more food and their development of resistance to chemical insecticide treatments means it is becoming harder to kill them.