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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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The National Institutes of Health reports that oregano oil repels bedbugs more effectively than commercial insecticides containing DEET.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Stained clothing, furniture, and rugs, anything that smells musty or mildewy, and items stored in spaces with termite, bedbug, or mice infestations should be thrown away rather than donated.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Using mattress encasements designed for bedbugs.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
But others led to findings of health violations, including one in October 2024 where inspectors found evidence of roaches and bedbugs.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Stained clothing, furniture, and rugs, anything that smells musty or mildewy, and items stored in spaces with termite, bedbug, or mice infestations should be thrown away rather than donated.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Using mattress encasements designed for bedbugs.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
But others led to findings of health violations, including one in October 2024 where inspectors found evidence of roaches and bedbugs.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Bedbug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedbug. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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