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: a wingless bloodsucking hemipterous bug (especially Cimex lectularius) sometimes infesting houses and especially beds and feeding on human blood
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Be diligent, as bedbugs can hide in the most inconspicuous of places.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
Those delays can result in dangerous gaps in information for judges charged with making sensitive decisions about the financial and physical welfare of wards — some of whom, ProPublica found, have ended up living in squalor, including one woman who endured bedbugs, rats and no heat for years.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2024
Certain pests, such as termites and bedbugs, can be particularly challenging to eradicate.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2024
The newspaper found squalid conditions in the foundation’s buildings, residents under threat of eviction, roach and bedbug infestations and high rates of code enforcement and public health complaints.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
Those delays can result in dangerous gaps in information for judges charged with making sensitive decisions about the financial and physical welfare of wards — some of whom, ProPublica found, have ended up living in squalor, including one woman who endured bedbugs, rats and no heat for years.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2024
Certain pests, such as termites and bedbugs, can be particularly challenging to eradicate.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2024
The newspaper found squalid conditions in the foundation’s buildings, residents under threat of eviction, roach and bedbug infestations and high rates of code enforcement and public health complaints.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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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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