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Bed Bugs

Bed Bug Prevention, Detection and Control

This EPA brochure provides tips for preventing bed bugs day-to-day and while traveling, plus information about identifying bed bugs and controlling them if you find you have an infestation.

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Brochure on prevention, detection and control of bed bugs (PDF)(2 pp, 666 K)

US EPA

Bed Bugs

Bed Bug Prevention, Detection and Control

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