Bedbugs are reddish-brown, oval-shaped, with a segmented body. They are easily mistaken for cockroach nymphs, especially baby German cockroaches, because they are reddish-brown and wingless.

The German cockroach is one well-adapted bug. All our attempts to wipe it out is only making it stronger. It's evolved to avoid poison bait laced with glucose — something few living things do.