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Eliminating bedbugs and kissing bugs

To eliminate bedbugs and kissing bugs:

  • Remove debris, such as wood and paper trash piles, where these bugs may hide.
  • Use insect sprays in cracks in floors or bed frames where you think bugs could hide.
  • Wash bedding frequently.
Author Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Editor Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor Tracy Landauer
Primary Medical Reviewer William M. Green, MD
- Emergency Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Sean P. Bush, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine and Envenomation Specialist
Last Updated February 1, 2008

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Last Updated: February 01, 2008
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