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Severe Reaction to Bed Bug Bites: Can It Affect Your Health Long-Term?

Reader Comment: Experiencing Severe Health Effects After Bed Bug BitesI was bitten over 300 times between the 12th and 15th of August. I have been ill

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Identifying and Eliminating the Pests Found in Your Daughter’s Bed

Reader Question: What Are These Bugs in My Daughter’s Bed?My daughter recently woke up to over 23 bites on her body... we found these in her bed.. what

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Are These Bites Still from Bed Bugs? Here's Our Thoughts

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Reader Question: Are These Marks Still Caused by Bed Bugs?I have a friend bring bed bugs into my home a couple months ago and it's been hell but I've got

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Should You Replace Your Bed if Bed Bugs Are Found in the Headboard? Here's What to Do

Reader Question: What to Do About Bed Bugs Found in the Headboard?We found bedbugs under buttons in our fabric bed board. What should we do? Do we need

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How Many Treatments Are Needed to Eliminate Bed Bugs From an Apartment? What to Know

I've been treated once a month for the past 3 months now they are going to do a 4th one. It has improved a little bit. But they don't really focus on other

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What’s Causing These Bites? Advice for a Concerned Parent

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Reader Question: What’s Causing These 'Bites' on My 4-Year-Old?PLEASE HELP!!! I have a 4 year old that has had these 'bites' appear on her for the last

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Struggling with Bed Bugs? Here’s How Heat and Other Methods Can Help

Reader Question: Can Heat Help Eliminate Bed Bugs?I have sprayed 5 times. Ive used borax, salt, garlic, thyme, cayenne pepper, vinegar and still have these

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Do I Need a Professional for These Bites? Here's What to Consider

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I have 4 bites on my wrist, see photo, and 3 bites on right hand. A few single bites on knee, and 1 on my back. I live in Florida and have mosquitoes but

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an Bed Bugs Get on Dogs and Cause Bites? Our Take On the Problem

After discovering these bites on my mom and checking her bed I found the little creatures, after way over a $100 worth of products, home remedies as well,

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What Could Be Causing These Small Red Bites? Here's Our Take

Reader Question: Identifying Itchy Red BitesI have recently gotten a few small, itchy red bites on my left leg and one or two elsewhere on my body, but

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Can You Sue Your Landlord for Bed Bugs? What to Do Next

Reader Question: Can I Sue My Landlord for Not Removing Bed Bugs?I am wondering if i can sue my landlord for not removing the bedbugs in my duplex. I have

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Are These Bed Bug Bites or Something Else? Here’s What Might Be Happening

Reader Question: Are These Bites from Bed Bugs or Another Cause?I moved into an apartment in Sioux City. Within two weeks I was covered in bites that I

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Can Your Landlord Demand Payment for Bed Bug Treatment? Know Your Rights

Reader Question: Who Pays for Bed Bug Treatment in a Rental?Can my landlord demand full payment for bedbug treatment when I'm low income and on Section

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Can Sunlight Kill Bed Bugs in Your RV? Here’s What to Know

Reader Question: Will Leaving an RV in the Sun Eliminate Bed Bugs?We are on a cross country trip in our RV. I started noticing bites on my back about a

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Dealing with Bed Bug Bites: A Reader's Experience and Key Insights

Reader Submission: A Personal Battle with Bed Bug BitesI am also a victim of Bed bug bites. I visited my doctor, showed her the worst three on my right

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