some concern

Bed bugs have been biting people since the beginning
of recorded time. Studies suggest the bugs first
parasitized bats and then humans inhabiting the same caves in
the Mediterranean region where civilization began.

Fossilized bed bugs have been unearthed from archeological
sites dating back more than 3,500 years — a time when they
were considered both pest and potion. The Egyptians, for example,
drank abed bug cocktail as a cure for snakebite (asps).

To deter bed bugs, early Greek philosophers (400 B.C.) advised
hanging the feet of a hare or stag at the foot of the bed. Others
suggested hanging a bear skin or setting a vessel of cold water
under one’s bed while traveling.

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