Eliminating bedbugs and kissing bugs
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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.
Credits
| 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 |
| Last updated: | February 01, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Sean P. Bush, MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine and Envenomation Specialist |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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