Comments on: Bedbug or Bed Bug? http://www.buggedout.org/2006/12/16/bedbug-or-bed-bug/ Are You Buggin' Out Yet? Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mohammed http://www.buggedout.org/2006/12/16/bedbug-or-bed-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Mohammed Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:04:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/12/16/bedbug-or-bed-bug/#comment-237 These are roles to name an insect otherwise; we will have millions of names for one bug. Ladybug, Ladybird and lady beetle are the same things. These are beetles belong to the family Coccinelidae. Lady beetle two words because it is actually a beetle but if we use ladybug it is one word because it is not a bug (Hemiptera) it is still a beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae). <br/>I do understand where you are coming from, but entomologically, it is wrong to say bedbug one word even if professional websites are using it<br/><br/>If I have more time, I will prove it to you<br/><br/>Regards,<br/><br/>Mohammed These are roles to name an insect otherwise; we will have millions of names for one bug. Ladybug, Ladybird and lady beetle are the same things. These are beetles belong to the family Coccinelidae. Lady beetle two words because it is actually a beetle but if we use ladybug it is one word because it is not a bug (Hemiptera) it is still a beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae).
I do understand where you are coming from, but entomologically, it is wrong to say bedbug one word even if professional websites are using it

If I have more time, I will prove it to you

Regards,

Mohammed

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/12/16/bedbug-or-bed-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Anonymous Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:56:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/12/16/bedbug-or-bed-bug/#comment-236 I did a quick search for family Cimicidae, and both "bedbug" and "bed bug" are used even on professional web sites, and here are a few professional sites that use "bedbug":<br/><br/><a HREF="http://delusion.ucdavis.edu/bedbugs.html" REL="nofollow"> http://delusion.ucdavis.edu/bedbugs.html</a><br/><a HREF="http://entomology.lsu.edu/lsam/ornithocoris.htm" REL="nofollow">http://entomology.lsu.edu/lsam/ornithocoris.htm</a><br/><a HREF="http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-39697/heteropteran" REL="nofollow"> http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-39697/heteropteran</a><br/><a HREF="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787534,00.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787534,00.html</a><br/><a HREF="http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Family_Cimicidae" REL="nofollow">http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Family_Cimicidae</a><br/><br/>At this point, I don't think such conclusion has been reached that it is incorrect to use "bedbug".<br/><br/>Frank<br/><a HREF="http://waronbedbugs.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">http://waronbedbugs.blogspot.com</a> I did a quick search for family Cimicidae, and both “bedbug” and “bed bug” are used even on professional web sites, and here are a few professional sites that use “bedbug”:

http://delusion.ucdavis.edu/bedbugs.html
http://entomology.lsu.edu/lsam/ornithocoris.htm
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-39697/heteropteran
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787534,00.html
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Family_Cimicidae

At this point, I don’t think such conclusion has been reached that it is incorrect to use “bedbug”.

Frank
http://waronbedbugs.blogspot.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/12/16/bedbug-or-bed-bug/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Anonymous Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:42:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/12/16/bedbug-or-bed-bug/#comment-235 Hello,<br /><br />Bed bug vs bedbug.<br /><br />I have to disagree.<br /><br />Any insect in the Order Hempitera by convention is spelled as two words if the name bug appears.<br /><br />Bed bugs fit this description.<br /><br />Ladybugs do not.<br /><br />This is the same for flies. If they are in the Order Diptera they are two words.<br /><br />House Fly is an example.<br /><br />Dragonfly is not in the Order Diptera.<br /><br />Sean<br />Entomologist / Pest Professional<br />www.thebedbugresource.com Hello,

Bed bug vs bedbug.

I have to disagree.

Any insect in the Order Hempitera by convention is spelled as two words if the name bug appears.

Bed bugs fit this description.

Ladybugs do not.

This is the same for flies. If they are in the Order Diptera they are two words.

House Fly is an example.

Dragonfly is not in the Order Diptera.

Sean
Entomologist / Pest Professional
http://www.thebedbugresource.com

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