When Did Bedbugs Become a Common Nighttime Nuisance? VCU Expert Brian Verrelli Has an Answer
May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025
RICHMOND, Virginia, May 31 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on May 30, 2025:
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When did bedbugs become a common nighttime nuisance? VCU expert Brian Verrelli has an answer
The closer quarters of city living helped the pest population take off around 13,000 years ago, he and his research colleagues have found.
By Madeline Reinsel
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of home dwellers and hotel guests . . .
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When did bedbugs become a common nighttime nuisance? VCU expert Brian Verrelli has an answer
The closer quarters of city living helped the pest population take off around 13,000 years ago, he and his research colleagues have found.
By Madeline Reinsel
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of home dwellers and hotel guests . . .