Photo: Bedbugs Biting Again in U.S. (and How to Bite Back)

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Bedbugs have bounced back from near total eradication in the United States. Experts blame the resurgence on increased international travel, immigration, changes in pest-control practices, and the bugs' growing resistance to insecticides.

Photograph by Darlyne Murawski/NGS

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