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Take precautions when traveling to avoid bringing home bedbugs

The Kentucky Standard 09 Jul 2025
It’s a scenario all too common. A family or individual returns from vacation, whether it’s just a short trip or an international one. Once at home, they unpack their belongings, including any souvenirs to remind them of their vacation ... Bedbugs ... ....
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'Covered with bites': Auckland hostel issued cleansing order for bedbugs

NewstalkZB 04 Jul 2025
A backpacker has been left feeling itchy and irate after staying at an inner-city Auckland hostel later found to have bedbugs.  ... The backpackers has an average star rating of 2.2 from 659 reviews on Google, 58 of which mention bedbugs.
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Are bedbugs a growing problem in Cedar Rapids?

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 02 Jul 2025
Bedbugs on a mattress (Georgy Dzyura/Adobe Stock)   Buy Photo ... If they have bedbugs on them, then they go into the units,” she said ... Learn how to prevent infestations and get rid of bedbugs at epa.gov/bedbugs.
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VIDEO: Chicago Named Worst U.S. City for Bedbugs Fifth Year in a Row

Breitbart 01 Jul 2025
Chicago has once again been named the most bedbug-infested city in the United States, the news coming as it also grapples with a rat problem. The post VIDEO. Chicago Named Worst U.S. City for Bedbugs Fifth Year in a Row appeared first on Breitbart ... .
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How to check for bedbugs now that summer travel season is here

northjersey.com 25 Jun 2025
It can be important to learn more about these insects so you can detect and protect yourself from bedbugs.What are bedbugs?. Bedbugs are reddish, brown insects that are about the size of an apple seed ... Bedbugs even may let out a smelly, musty odor.
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Advocates decry bedbugs, mold and ‘leftover jail food’ at Baltimore homeless shelters

Baltimore Sun 24 Jun 2025
We have mothers hospitalized with pulmonary issues and children affected by bedbug infestations.” ... The Office of the Inspector General would not comment on whether it was investigating the current allegations of mold and bedbugs at the residences.
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Early humans settled in cities. Bedbugs followed them

The Seattle Times 21 Jun 2025
According to a new study published in the journal Biology Letters, the bedbug’s long affair with humans began about 245,000 years ago ... .
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Travel season is bedbug season. How to spot them and identify bites.

The Gardner News 17 Jun 2025
How to prevent bedbugs ... Here are eight travel-ready products will protect you and your belongings from bedbugs ... Don't let the bedbugs bite ... And that could mean exposure to bedbugs, which can cause rashes in addition to the general ick factor.
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Zimbabwe: Bulawayo City Officials Address Bedbug Concerns Amid Social Media Buzz

All Africa 11 Jun 2025
The City of Bulawayo is urging calm following social media reports of bedbug infestations in several city suburbs, with authorities confirming only a handful of verified cases ....
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Keep the bedbugs at bay (University of Missouri)

Public Technologies 02 Jun 2025
) By Linda Geist [Link] June 9, 2025 Traveling this summer? Take precautions so bedbugs don't hitch a ride home with you, ...
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When did bedbugs become a common nighttime nuisance? An expert explains

Phys Dot Org 02 Jun 2025
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of home dwellers and hotel guests quite like the bedbug ... But when did the bedbug's bite truly become entwined with our hope to sleep tight? ... What are bedbugs, and where did they come from?.
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Scientists identify key shift that led to huge rise in bedbugs

The Independent 30 May 2025
Scientists believe the bedbugs were humanity’s first pests .
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