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A bedbugmore formally referred to as a Cimex lectulariusat its biggest is smaller than a watermelon seed and is the thickness of a credit card.
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The most common species of bedbugs, scientifically known as Cimex lectularius, are small, brown, nocturnal parasites about the size of an apple seed.
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The most common species of bedbugs, scientifically known as Cimex lectularius, are small, brown, nocturnal parasites about the size of an apple seed.
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The common bedbug officially known as Cimex lectularius is one creepy crawler.
Brownstoner 2010
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A female bedbug (official name Cimex lectularius) can reproduce 400 offspring so this was not an hysterical overreaction: to eradicate bedbugs requires ruthless planning,
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She falls in love with Cimex — short for Cimex lectularius, the scientific name for bedbugs — the sociopathic leader of all the bedbugs, a character that's loosely a cross between David Bowie and David Coverdale, of the band Whitesnake.
Bedbugs Give Rise to 'Bedbugs!!!' Melanie Grayce West 2010
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In a hotel ballroom in Crystal City yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency convened the first-ever National Bed Bug Summit -- a veritable Yalta Conference for the species Cimex lectularius.
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The BBC story highlighted visitors to New York City who got bit by bedbugs and returned home with Cimex lectularius along with the usual souvenirs.
BBC warns visitors to New York City to be wary—of bedbugs, not muggers 2009
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The BBC story highlighted visitors to New York City who got bit by bedbugs and returned home with Cimex lectularius along with the usual souvenirs.
BBC warns visitors to New York City to be wary—of bedbugs, not muggers 2009
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As we reported last summer, infestations of Cimex lectularius are on the rise in the United States and elsewhere in North America, Western Europe, and Australia.
Get rid of bedbugs 2008
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