One morning back in 2017, I awoke to itchy, red welts on my arm. I’m no stranger to nocturnal mosquitos, but this seemed different. While changing my bedsheets days later, I noticed a small black bug nestled in the folds of my mattress. Folks, it was a bedbug, and how I view household pests has never been the same.
The first step in any infestation is a…
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