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Old wives' tale offers modern solution to bedbugs

Hi-tech tape, modeled after a home remedy to trap bedbugs, could offer a solution to a problem that leaves sleepers itchy from New York to Hong Kong.

Tags: inventors, bedbugs, joan jones, Robert Corn

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Virginia school system treated for bedbugs

Two Portsmouth schools are sealing students' backpacks and coats in plastic following the discovery of bedbugs on two students.

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Natural fungus may be key to killing bed bugs

Bed bugs can be a concern for hotel guests, but a new way of killing bugs without chemicals is showing a lot of promise for banishing the critters.

Tags: Penn State University, michelle basch

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Metro finds bed bugs in its D.C. headquarters

Metro is working to exterminate bed bugs that have been discovered at its headquarters in downtown Washington.

Tags: The Washington Examiner, Metro, Dan Stessel

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Bed bugs a problem in homes, not city offices

It was recently reported that bed bugs were found at a D.C. Department of Health office on North Capitol Street. However, Gerard Brown, program manager for Vector and Rodent Control for the Department, says, "It was not an infestation, it was one bed bug."

Tags: Dick Uliano, Department of Public Health

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D.C. still in top 10 for cities with bed bugs

D.C. drops to No. 8 among the top 50 cities for bed bugs. Unfortunately, D.C., Richmond, Baltimore and Salisbury are on this list.

Tags: Orkin, pest control,

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WTOP's Top 5 morning stories

Five stories to keep you informed and get you going.

Tags: morning stories, Arlington County, Metro, chickens, facebook

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