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Bedbugs are cosmopolitan insects of public health importance. Their characteristic biting and blood feeding activities result in both physical symptoms and psychological distress in affected hosts. This study investigated the incidence of bedbug and control practices among students and indigenes living in two different settlements in Ilorin, Nigeria. Bedbug were surveyed and collected from household materials from fifty apartments randomly selected from each of the new and old student hostels and family houses in Tanke and Oja-Oba area of Ilorin. Bedbugs collected were persevered in 70 % alcohol and identified using taxonomic keys. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on respondent’s demography, perception about bedbug infestation and control practices in sampled houses in the study areas. Sampled data were analysis using percentages. Results from the survey revealed that the number of respondents with knowledge of bedbug was not significant (p>0.05) compared with those without. Family houses in indigenous Oja-Oba study location were the only site with bed-bug infestation. Higher numbers of bedbugs were collected on mattresses. Out of the 200 respondents, 20 (10 %) employed the use of chemical method in bedbug control and precisely, 12 (60%) of these use a locally made formulation named otapiapia. The intensity of infestation in Oja-Oba and insignificant knowledge of bedbug among the respondents suggest the need to raise the level of public awareness and also canvass for an improved living conditions in the affected areas.Keywords: Bedbug, Cimex lectularius, Infestation, Control practices, Ilorin

Vector control programs in Nigeria are mostly targeted towards reducing the burden ofmalaria with less emphasis placed on other debilitating vector borne diseases such asdengue, yellow fever and filariasis. This study assessed the indoor resting densities andinsecticide susceptibility status of Culex and Aedes mosquitoes in selected communitiesutilizing long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) in Kwara State, Nigeria. Pyrethrum spraycollections of indoor resting Aedes and Culex mosquitoes were conducted in threecommunities while adults of both mosquito species reared from larval collections wereexposed to pyrethroid, organochlorine, and carbamate insecticides following WHOprocedure. Results showed that the higher indoor resting densities of Culexquinquefasciatus (2.5 – 3.4) collected were not significantly (p>0.05) different from theAedes aegypti (0.3 – 1.3) in all the communities. Carbamate resistance (≤ 81 % postexposure mortalities) was observed in both Culex (Ilota and Amoyo) and Aedespopulations (Gaa-Bolorunduro). Aedes in Gaa-Bolorunduro and Ilota were fullysusceptible (100 % mortality) to permethrin and DDT while the Culex population showeddifferential susceptibility (64 – 100%) to pyrethroid and organochlorine insecticidestested. These findings show focal insecticide resistance requiring specific intervention ineach community based on the evidence provided by this study. Pyrethroid resistancestatus of the Culex quinquefasciatus in these areas may result in access of the vectors tonet occupants leading to lower LLIN utilization rates among users. Environmentalmanagement strategy in addition to the use of effective insecticide will be most probablefor management of vector borne diseases in these localities.Keywords: Insecticide resistance, Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, LLIN, Dengue, LymphaticFilariasis, Kwara State, Nigeria