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    Conenose bug 

    Four species of the conenose bug, also known as kissing bug, assassin bug or Wolapai tiger, live in Arizona. This slow moving bug is dark brown to black with yellow / red markings on the abdomen and measures one half to one inch long. Its body is long with three pairs of legs and a cone shaped head. 

    The conenose bug usually bites and feeds on the blood of a sleeping person. Seen in spring and early summer, it makes its home inside pack rat nests. They are drawn to houses by the lights at night. 
     

    Signs and Symptoms of a bite 


    The bite may not be painful, but will cause redness, swelling and itching. Each subsequent bite (even after months and years) can cause a more and more serious reaction, even an anaphylactic reaction. 
     

    Treatment 

    Call the Samaritan Regional Poison Center 602-253-3334 or 1-800-222-1222 for the signs and symptoms and first aid treatment. If possible, capture the bug to help confirm that a conenose bug bit you. 

    Few calls are made to the Poison Center Hotline each year due to conenose bug bites. 

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