bedbug
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A bedbug-sniffing dog deployed by the Encore found a live bedbug on Dec. 5 after a guest complained, according to the news station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
The bedbug break-out during Paris fashion week this fall was obviously horrifying, but the bad news doesn’t stop there.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2023
In Hong Kong, recent reports of a bedbug sighting on an airport train led to several days of feverish news coverage.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
He has hit opposition breakdowns with the persistence of a bedbug, topping his team's charts for steals and arrivals.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023
The door opened and her Mama came in and told Portia that Miss Brown had said she found a bedbug in her room.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
A scientist has chosen to sleep with bedbugs for the past five years - and says the bites "don't bother him at all".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He often gets bitten by bedbugs and walks with a cane, making climbing up and down from his bed difficult.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
At night, bedbugs nibbled at the 312 people laying like sardines on the floor of Namazi’s section of Ward 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
The only insects more reviled by Seoul residents are cockroaches and bedbugs, according to a survey conducted by local data company Embrain last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
"They were supposed to disinfect in here weeks ago. Don't worry. The bedbugs are itchy, but you get used to it."
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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