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Bed bug

Bed bugs are small, elusive, parasitic insects that are usually found in family beds. They feed on human blood at night when people are asleep.

The growing problem with the bed bugs is that their numbers are at the highest since the Second World War which is prompting worldwide pandemic fears.

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