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What are bed bugs?

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Bedbugs feed exclusively on the blood of animals. This article will help you spot and eradicate them, as well as learn how they feed and reproduce. read more

Bedbugs may live up to a year without feeding, so keep the cover on your mattress for at least a year to make sure all bugs in the mattress are dead. Repair cracks in plaster and glue down peeling wallpaper to get rid of places bedbugs can hide. Get rid of clutter around the bed. read more

Prevent, identify, and treat bed bug infestations using EPA’s step-by-step guides, based on IPM principles. Find pesticides approved for bed bug control, check out the information clearinghouse, and dispel bed bug myths. read more

Natural enemies of bed bugs include the masked hunter insect (also known as"masked bed bug hunter"), cockroaches, ants, spiders (particularly Thanatus flavidus), mites, and centipedes (particularly the house centipede Scutigera coleoptrata). read more

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