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Are there any natural predators to bed bugs?

Updated: 11/13/2022
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BillWiltrack

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Natural enemies of bedbugs include the masked hunter (also known as "masked bedbug hunter"), cockroaches, ants, Spiders, mites, and centipedes. The Pharaoh ant's (Monomorium pharaonis) venom is lethal to bedbugs.

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