<P> The common bed bug (C. lectularius) is the species best adapted to human environments . It is found in temperate climates throughout the world . Other species include Cimex hemipterus, found in tropical regions, which also infests poultry and bats, and Leptocimex boueti, found in the tropics of West Africa and South America, which infests bats and humans . Cimex pilosellus and Cimex pipistrella primarily infest bats, while Haematosiphon inodora, a species of North America, primarily infests poultry . </P> <P> In November 2016 a media report noted that tropical bed bugs, Cimex hemipterus, which had been extirpated from the state during World War II, were discovered in Brevard County, Florida and were expected to spread in distribution within the United States . In the hot summer of 2018 it was reported that bedbug infestations had been increasing year - on - year in UK cities since 2006, with no sign of levelling off . This was considered likely to be due to increased temperatures . Bedbugs were commonly found in seats on London buses and Tube trains, </P> <P> C. lectularius may have originated in the Middle East in caves inhabited by bats and humans . </P> <P> Bed bugs were mentioned in ancient Greece as early as 400 BC, and were later mentioned by Aristotle . Pliny's Natural History, first published circa AD 77 in Rome, claimed bed bugs had medicinal value in treating ailments such as snake bites and ear infections . (Belief in the medicinal use of bed bugs persisted until at least the 18th century, when Guettard recommended their use in the treatment of hysteria .) </P>

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