Can You Spot the Bedbug?

Bedbugs are making a comeback! See if you can identify the pests below.

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Insect Identification Lineup

The days of bedbugs invading strictly seedy hole-ups are long gone. Once nearly wiped out by the now prohibited pesticide DDT, bedbugs are now calling even pricey hotels home. Can you spot the pest in our lineup?

Pest #1
Courtesy National Pest Management Association

 

 

Pest #2
Courtesy National Pest Management Association

 

 

Pest #3
Courtesy National Pest Management Association

 

 

Pest #4
Photo by James Gathany Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Pest #5
Photo by Piotr Naskrecki
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Pest #6
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Pest #7
Courtesy Electron Microscopy and Audio Visual Unit of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

 

 

Pest #8
Photo by Dr. Gary Alpert
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

Pest #9
Courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Think you've identified the bedbug? Skip to the next page to see if you're right -- and learn more about the insects in this lineup.

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• Keep Animals and Insects Out of Your House
• Make your home bug and animal free by plugging gaps and holes, eliminating clutter and stopping moisture problems.
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• Get a Mouse-Free House
• How to keep out mice, squirrels, bats and other unwanted animals.
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Birdwatching is a passion of mine, and my wife has always been impressed by my ability to identify each species solely by its song. To help her learn a little bit about birds, I bought a novelty kitchen clock that sounds a different bird call for each hour. We were relaxing in our yard when a cardinal started singing. "What's that?" I challenged.

She listened closely. "It's three o'clock."

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