{"id":6851,"date":"2018-09-04T16:30:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T20:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?page_id=6851"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:28:31","slug":"bedbugs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/tourist-lodging-hotels-motels-bed-and-breakfasts\/bedbugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed bugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6851\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6851-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6851-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6851-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdacs.virginia.gov\/pesticide-bedbug-fact-sheets.shtml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/1a-300x126.png\" class=\"image wp-image-6860  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Click here to learn about bed bug biology and behavior\" style=\"max-width: 100%; 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