The present invention relates to a bed bug capturing device comprising: (a) a bed bug attractant element and (b) a deadfall capturing element comprising at least one pathway comprising: (i) an upwardly sloped segment (ii) a downwardly sloped segment having an outer portion and (iii) a deadfall trap area: characterized in that the upwardly sloped segment and at least the outer portion of the downwardly sloped segment possesses an average surface roughness of at least about 2.5 micrometers.
