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Tiny Fast Brown Bugs Under Clothes: Need Photo or Extension ID

Minute brown bugs under fabric/blankets, fast-running, 6 legs, no bites. Many insects fit. Expert: submit photo or collect in alcohol for county Cooperative Extension office (Google "state + county + Extension"). Master Gardeners can ID.

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