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bed·bug

also bed bug  (bĕd′bŭg′)
n.
Any of several small wingless parasitic insects of the family Cimicidae, especially Cimex lectularius, which infests dwellings and bedding and feeds on human blood. Also called regionally chinch.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bed bug - bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human bloodbed bug - bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
bedbug, chinch, Cimex lectularius
hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect, bug - insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Cimex, genus Cimex - type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs
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Tiny black spots on your bed will be the insects poo and bed bug shells will also be visible as they shed their skins as they grow.
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Mottled bed bug shells - bed bugs shed their skin as they grow.
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The pesticide DDT, first available for public sale in 1945, proved to be an effective bed bug controller.
Officials explain bed bug issue Explain: Bed bugs reproduce quickly
It is a pro-insecticide that is dependent on activation to become a new chemical that disrupts the bed bug cell structure, causing it to die.
All things bed bugs: a primer for Nephrology Nurses
As for bed bug bites in general, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends antiseptic creams or lotions and antihistamine use.
'Eyelid Sign' provides a clue that bed bugs are the cause
Two bed bug species use human hosts for a blood meal: the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L., and the tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus (F.) (Hemiptera: Cimicidae).
Recent documentation of the tropical bed bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Florida since the common bed bug resurgence
Bed bugs belong to the family Cimicidae and there are two species involved in the modern resurgence; the Common bed bug, Cimex lectularius and the Tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus.
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