September 2, 2007

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'Don't let the bedbugs bite?' That seems almost impossible for many Americans. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By Adam Voiland For Kyle Anderson, 19, the battle began with a row of welts on his stomach. Soon the Arizona State University student, who was living in a private apartment complex in Tempe, was waking up repeatedly at night to smash anything that moved. His prey? Cimex lectularius, those notorious nocturnal, lentil-size bedbugs that feed on human blood, can travel on anything from luggage to a …

Camp bedbugs exterminated (Fort McMurray Today)

No more bedbugs are biting at a Syncrude campsite after an isolated case of the critters has been fumigated out of existence and no others have been found.

Space invaders: Bugs, literally, crawl out of woodwork during summer (Florida Today)

Cockroaches, termites, fleas, ants and bedbugs are enjoying the summer at least as much as you are, with new invaders arriving all the time.

Pesky and Not Picky, Bedbugs Make a Comeback (NPR)

The saying "Don't let the bedbugs bite" might have seemed like a thing of the past. The little blood-sucking critters were mostly eradicated in the 1940s, but they seem to be staging a creepy return, causing great discomfort among sleepers across the country.

Residents flee bedbug building: Infestation driving people out of apartments (The Halifax Daily News)

Chris Dyson bid adieu to Ocean Towers yesterday and hopes he'll sleep tight from now on.

Too many people may be the culprit (The Halifax Daily News)

A recent spike in bedbug incidents may come down to Halifax's growth, says a local zoologist.

Sleep tight, don't lose the bedbug fight: Halifax couple has had four infestations in the past year (The Halifax Daily News)

Heather Hale and her fiance thought they had taken every precaution. They moved their bed to the middle of the room, ditched the headboard, covered the legs with a plastic container filled with oil and cayenne pepper and spent $80 on protective bed covers for the bed and boxspring.

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'Don't let the bedbugs bite?' That seems almost impossible for many Americans. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By Adam Voiland For Kyle Anderson, 19, the battle began with a row of welts on his stomach. Soon the Arizona State University student, who was living in a private apartment complex in Tempe, was waking up repeatedly at night to smash anything that moved. His prey? Cimex lectularius, those notorious nocturnal, lentil-size bedbugs that feed on human blood, can travel on anything from luggage to a …

Camp bedbugs exterminated (Fort McMurray Today)

No more bedbugs are biting at a Syncrude campsite after an isolated case of the critters has been fumigated out of existence and no others have been found.

Space invaders: Bugs, literally, crawl out of woodwork during summer (Florida Today)

Cockroaches, termites, fleas, ants and bedbugs are enjoying the summer at least as much as you are, with new invaders arriving all the time.

Pesky and Not Picky, Bedbugs Make a Comeback (NPR)

The saying "Don't let the bedbugs bite" might have seemed like a thing of the past. The little blood-sucking critters were mostly eradicated in the 1940s, but they seem to be staging a creepy return, causing great discomfort among sleepers across the country.

Residents flee bedbug building: Infestation driving people out of apartments (The Halifax Daily News)

Chris Dyson bid adieu to Ocean Towers yesterday and hopes he'll sleep tight from now on.

Too many people may be the culprit (The Halifax Daily News)

A recent spike in bedbug incidents may come down to Halifax's growth, says a local zoologist.

Sleep tight, don't lose the bedbug fight: Halifax couple has had four infestations in the past year (The Halifax Daily News)

Heather Hale and her fiance thought they had taken every precaution. They moved their bed to the middle of the room, ditched the headboard, covered the legs with a plastic container filled with oil and cayenne pepper and spent $80 on protective bed covers for the bed and boxspring.

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