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Google a bedbug today

Entomologists call for eternal vigilance against a resurgent foe

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

SAN DIEGO – Amid the high-tech science showcased at the Entomological Society of America’s annual meeting, bedbug specialists repeatedly called for a low-tech defense: More people need to learn what a bedbug looks like.

SURVIVOR Adult bedbugs are usually reddish-brown and about as long as a pencil eraser is thick.