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  1. Bed Bug Biology and Behavior (PDF) - en español
    Date: NA
    Author: Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech Andrea Polanco, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
    Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  2. Bed Bug Prevention Methods (PDF) - en español
    Date: NA
    Author: Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
    Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  3. Bed Bug Treatment Using Insecticides (PDF) - en español
    Date: NA
    Author: Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
    Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  4. How to Identify a Bed Bug Infestation (PDF) - en español
    Date: NA
    Author: Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
    Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ;Services
  5. Non-Chemical Bed Bug Management (PDF) - en español
    Date: NA
    Author: Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
    Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  6. Using Heat to Kill Bed Bugs (PDF) - en español
    Date: NA
    Author: Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
    Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  7. Bed Bug Basics (PDF)
    Date: NA
    Author: Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
    Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  8. Bed Bug Prevention and Detection (PDF)
    Date: NA
    Author: Dini M. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
    Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  9. Michigan Manual for the Prevention and Control of Bed Bugs (PDF)
    Date: September 2010
    Author: NA
    Source: Michigan’s Bed Bug Working Group
  10. Do you have bed bugs?
    Date: NA
    Author: NA
    Source: University of Florida Extension
  11. Four short videos (Adult Feeding, Hungry Bed Bug, Nymph, On the Move)
    Date: NA
    Author: NA
    Source: University of Minnesota Extension, Department of Entomology

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