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Bed bugs' biggest impact may be on mental health after an infestation of these bloodsucking parasites

  • Written by Jerome Goddard, Extension Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University
imageDozens of bed bugs and their eggs and fecal material on a metal bed frame.Jerome Goddard

Bed bugs are back with a vengeance. After an absence of around 70 years, thanks to effective pesticides such as DDT, they’ve been popping up in fancy hotels, spas, department stores, subway trains, movie theaters – and, of course, people’s...

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