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(Annapolis, MD) There’s an easy way to kill bed bugs.

A new study in the “Journal of Economic Entomology” found they can freeze to death.

If you keep the temperature low enough for a few days, they will die.

Researchers suggest homeowners put bed bug infested items in a plastic bag inside a freezer for two to four days.