bed bug
- a variation of bedbug.
Example Sentences
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John said he had lost personal possessions because of the bed bug infestation.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
Virag, an Encino-based attorney who has specialized in bed bug cases filed against hotels and apartments, said the $2-million jury award is the largest one he’s seen in bed bug-related cases in his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
Lee's reference to insecticide-resistant bed bug reservoirs reflects on one reason why they are flourishing: Their adaptation to pesticides meant to wipe them out.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
BBC News visited a tech firm in Cambridge that researches bed bug behaviour and has developed a smart trap connected to an online alert system.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2023
The family Pediculina, or true lice, is higher than the bird lice, their mouth parts, as well as the structure of the head, resembling the true Hemiptera, especially the bed bug.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
