Bed bug infestations 'increasing' Sep 15, 2009
Bed bug infestations 'increasing ... The bed bug tends to breed at a very fast rate ... There has been a massive increase in the number of bed bug infestations, according to a survey. (BBC News -- UK)
Bedbugs bring exterminators together for a summit in Seattle Sep 2, 2009
And their resurgence prompted experts and exterminators to hold a "Bed Bug Summit" at the Westin Seattle last week. Representatives from hotels, hospitals, pest-control companies and the like attended. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Supporters, protesters debate health care Aug 12, 2009
" Related Stories The left side of Andrew Jarvis Drive was predominately lined with Obama backers holding signs with messages like, "health care is a right. "A row of uniformed police officers stood along the road's double yellow line between them."Obama is the devil in disguise," a woman shouted through a bull horn to her counterparts across the street. "His health care is not going to fix anything. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Lesser access for babies? May 31, 2009
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Boom in tiny bedbugs is causing big trouble May 16, 2009
Residents complain about bed bug infestation ... The Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2009 also would require public housing agencies to submit bedbug inspection plans to the federal government. (Yahoo News)
Woman blames furniture rental center for bugs Apr 30, 2009
Reno resident Randee Gennari says her bed bug infestation came from a couch she rented at local furniture store Rent-A-Center ... A Reno woman is dealing with some creepy crawlers with an appetite for human blood, bed bugs ... Randee Gennari, said the bed bugs came from a couch she rented at local furniture store Rent-A-Center. (KRNV.com, NV)
Yikes, Bedbugs! EPA Looks To Stop Resurgence Apr 18, 2009
First-Ever Bed Bug Summit Under Way. DINA CAPPIELLO, Associated Press Writer. (Click2Houston, TX)
Bedbug rebound has EPA hopping for a solution Apr 17, 2009
Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) spent skins, eggs sses. Related health stories. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Bedbugs again? EPA declares war Apr 15, 2009
This undated handout photo provided by the National Pest Management Association show a bed bug in Gainesville, Fla. The federal government is waking up to what has become a growing nightmare in many parts of the country _ a bed bug outbreak. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
ITCHY DORMS: Campuses infested Apr 15, 2009
A bed bug makes itself at home on a mattress. Like hotel rooms, dorms are the ideal bedbug habitat: small and crowded. (USA Today)
Small Cars Get Poor Marks in Collision Tests Apr 14, 2009
This undated handout photo provided by the National Pest Management Association show a bed bug in. This undated handout photo provided by the National Pest Management Association show a bed bug in Gainesville, Fla ... The federal government is waking up to what has become a growing nightmare in many parts of the country _ a bed bug outbreak. (ABC News -- Wire)
Bed bug invasion in the US Apr 14, 2009
WASHINGTON: The federal government is waking up to what has become a growing nightmare in many parts of the US- a bed bug outbreak ... Faced with rising numbers of complaints to city information lines and increasingly frustrated landlords, hotel chains and housing authorities, the Environmental Protection Agency is hosting its first-ever bed bug summit on Tuesday and Wednesday ... The venue- the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, has had no reported bed bug problems, according to a... (India Times, India)
City Council in 60 seconds Apr 8, 2009
City Councilor Tim Toomey wants to find out if there has been an increase of bed bug and lice problems within the city. Loading commenting interface. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Twelve rooms report bed bug problems Apr 3, 2009
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Bed bug bites are annoying, but not dangerous Apr 1, 2009
CHICAGO - Bed bugs may be a growing nuisance, lurking in mattresses and other hiding places until emerging to seek blood for their meal, but their bites do not appear to transmit disease, researchers said on Tuesday ... Goddard said there has been an "explosion" of bed bug infestations, with a sharp increase in reports to health departments and lawsuits against hotels ... Goddard sought to dispel suggestions he found in some earlier studies that bed bugs might transmit blood-borne diseases like... (MSNBC -- Health)
Legislature approves nuke bill Feb 27, 2009
Anyone that thinks in 5-6 years homes wont be dependant on power companies are crazy as a bed bug. First of all, the technology to store the energy produced by solar panels is at least 10 years away according to latest surveys. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)