Do ants eat bed bugs?

Centipedes can painfully sting humans when they are provoked. Fire ants are also somewhat dangerous insects, but can be more of an alert to a bed bug infestation. They will come to homes that have bed bugs and will stay there, and a fire ant sting can be more painful than the bite of a bed bug. read more

Fire ants are also said to eat bed bugs. I’ve heard that the traditional cure for bed bugs is to throw your mattress on a nest of fire ants. They quickly consume the bed bugs, it’s said. I believe people really do this, though am not sure how you then get rid of the fire ants and reclaim your mattress. Again, you don’t want them stinging you. read more

Several kinds of insects, including ants, eat bed bugs. Short list of bed bug predators are: Argentine Ants; Red Imported Fire Ants; Pharaoh Ants; American Cockroaches; Thanatus Flavidus Spiders; House Centipedes; The Masked Hunter also known as the Masked Bed Bug Hunter; Of the ants listed above, many ant experts conclude that pharaoh ants are one of the most likely ants to target and feed upon bed bugs. read more