Giant Bed Bug

Their color is nearly white after molting then ranges from tan to burnt orange.

Giant bed bug.

And though they live about a year they could go for months without biting they seldom spread diseases to humans. By alisha montreal quebec canada picture bed bugs before and after feeding. The location where you found this critter would be indicative that they might have been bed bugs but if you are certain the insects on the christmas tree are identical then we can rule out bed bugs. Bed bugs are very shy and were rarely active except at night.

Bedbugs are drawn inexorably toward any warm bodies but since they can t jump or fly their mobility is actually pretty low. Like a bedbug on steroids. This was back in 2008 in montreal in a neighborhood in which i lived. Giant conifer aphids often are not noticed until the tree begins to dry out and the aphids begin to die.

Live christmas trees often carry living creatures and one of the most common insects found on live trees is the giant conifer aphid. These things were a living nightmare. Generally the only consequence of being bitten by a bed bug was the discomfort associated with the itching and inflammation. No one believed me when i told them how big it was.