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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Bedbugs

“NO PLACE is a guaranteed bedbug-free zone; any place humans sit, rest or sleep gives bedbugs the opportunity to feed and multiply.”
I interviewed Paul Curtis, an entomologist, and he confirmed my worst fears about bedbugs. But he also offered some advice on how to protect yourself from this travel scourge (and warns us about the unexpected pest you can find on planes).

Here are Curtis’s tips on how to spot bedbugs, and what to do if you find them.