Ricardo Saldana lives in Wheatland and isn’t the least bit surprised by reports that the deadly kissing bug has been spreading in America and has made it as far north as Wyoming.

That’s because Saldana believes he saw several of the bugs inside his own home, which he promptly squashed and got rid of.

“I grew up with these bugs in Mexico,” he told Cowboy State Daily. “So, I know exactly what they look like, and what they can do.”

Kissing bugs can carry a parasite that causes a deadly disease called Chagas, which leads to irreparable heart or digestive problems if the disease is not caught and treated early enough.

The bugs typically bite people on the face, often near the lips, hence their name.

There’s a reason for that particular bite location, according to University of Wyoming Exte

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