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: a wingless bloodsucking hemipterous bug (Cimex lectularius) sometimes infesting houses and especially beds and feeding on human blood
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What do bedbug bites look like? Bedbug bites are small red, itchy bumps sometimes surrounded by blisters or hives.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Online articles about bedbugs have also started to pop up regularly.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2023
Chicago has the most bedbugs, followed by New York and Phildelphia, says Orkin, which based its rankings on the number of commercial and residential bedbug treatments the company performed in metro areas December 2022-November 2023.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Clothing moths and bedbugs crawl under baseboards, traveling from adjoining units in an apartment building, or stowing away on other cargo entering your home.
—Lori Keong, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
Pictures or videos of what appeared to be bedbugs on trains or subways were posted online.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
None of these reports involved a bedbug infestation as was reported in some media outlets.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
Public transport has been a cause for concern in recent months with a bedbug outbreak and overcrowding.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Jan. 2024
From comments about the fall 2023 bedbug outbreak in Paris, as recorded in news reports.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
Online articles about bedbugs have also started to pop up regularly.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2023
Chicago has the most bedbugs, followed by New York and Phildelphia, says Orkin, which based its rankings on the number of commercial and residential bedbug treatments the company performed in metro areas December 2022-November 2023.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Clothing moths and bedbugs crawl under baseboards, traveling from adjoining units in an apartment building, or stowing away on other cargo entering your home.
—Lori Keong, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
Pictures or videos of what appeared to be bedbugs on trains or subways were posted online.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
None of these reports involved a bedbug infestation as was reported in some media outlets.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
Public transport has been a cause for concern in recent months with a bedbug outbreak and overcrowding.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Jan. 2024
From comments about the fall 2023 bedbug outbreak in Paris, as recorded in news reports.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
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bedbug
noun
bed·bug
ˈbed-ˌbəg 
: a wingless bloodsucking bug sometimes infesting houses and especially beds
Medical Definition
bedbug
noun
bed·bug
ˈbed-ˌbəg
: a wingless bloodsucking bug (Cimex lectularius) sometimes infesting houses and especially beds and feeding on human blood
called also chinch
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