Bed Bugs as Forensic Tools: How Scientists Use These Blood-Sucking Insects to Solve Crimes

Nov 25, 2025 05:39 pm CST

Malaysian scientists have discovered that tropical bed bugs can preserve human DNA for up to 45 days after feeding, enabling investigators to extract crucial information about suspects from crime scenes. This innovative research turns these household pests into valuable forensic tools that can reveal gender, eye color, hair color, and skin tone of individuals, even after conventional evidence has been destroyed.