Bedbugs Are Getting Used to a Certain Kind of Lifestyle

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Bedbugs Are Getting Used to a Certain Kind of Lifestyle

By Noreen Malone

Now that bedbugs have enjoyed the room service at the Ritz Carlton, how will they ever be happy in Bushwick again?

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