Bed Bug (IMAGE)

Entomological Society of America

Bed Bug

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This is a bed bug, Cimex lectularius. Ohio State University entomologists found that ActiveGuard mattress liners reduce feeding and egg laying, even in bed bug populations that are resistant to pyrethroids.

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Gary Alpert, Harvard University, Bugwood.org, CC BY-NC 3.0 US

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