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Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are small insects that feed on human blood. They are usually active at night when people are sleeping. Adult bed bugs have flat, rusty-red-colored oval bodies. About the size of an apple seed, they are big enough to be easily seen, but often hide in cracks in furniture, floors, or walls. When bed bugs feed, their bodies swell and become brighter red. They can live for several months without food or water.

Bed Bugs fact sheet (Microsoft Word*) (Adobe PDF*) *free viewer

Shelter advisory letter (Microsoft Word*) (Adobe PDF*) *free viewer

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