In the thick of summer, you worry about getting bitten by mosquitoes and ticks. While you're out and about at outdoor get-togethers, bugs will be lurking around waiting to feast on you. If there's one ...

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FILE PHOTO: Kristina Thompson, a research chemist at United Industries, tests the effectiveness of aerosol cans used to eliminate bedbugs in a lab in Earth City in this April 19, 2011, file photo. J.B ...