In short, cats don't not eat bed bugs. They might, however, out of curiosity eat one pesky bug, but cats aren't just cut out to eat bugs. Though lacking appetite for bugs, squashing bugs is one sweet pastime for bugs. ... Recent research has proven that cats can be used against bed bugs as well.

Do cats like bed bugs?

Cats do attract bed bugs. That's because they breathe out carbon dioxide and give off heat just like we do. That's why bed bug lures are such an effective way to kill bed bugs. Bed bug lures usually give off carbon dioxide, but can also give off a cocktail of other chemicals as well as heat to attract bed bugs.

What animal will eat bed bugs?

Most common bed bug predators are cockroaches, spiders, centipedes, masked hunters and some types of ants, like pharaon, argentine, or fire ants.