June 30, 2008

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Bedbugs infest women's shelter (The Charlotte Observer)

Think bedbugs are only the stuff of children's nursery rhymes? Think again. The Charlotte-area United Family Services domestic violence shelter has evacuated its residents to a safe place in order to battle a recent infestation of bedbugs, said Libby McLaughlin, vice president of development and communication. The staff anticipates reopening the shelter in two to three weeks. But the move has …

Who's to blame for bedbug brouhaha? (San Francisco Chronicle)

Q:We live in a large apartment building. Several nearby units have bedbugs, which appear to have spread from a single infected apartment. Our landlord has had the units sprayed and treated. But we have been forced to pay for dry cleaning our belongings, and…

Universities trying not to let the bedbugs bite (Contra Costa Times)

UC Berkeley had six bedbug reports this year - up from none the year before.

Chronic Itching: Causes and Cures [Scientific American Mind] (Scientific American)

Warning: just reading this article might make your skin crawl. Thinking about itching, seeing people scratch, looking at pictures of bedbugs or other itch inducers–all can bring on an irresistible urge to flick away that irksome feeling. But itching–pruritus, to physicians–is more than an occasional nuisance. The sensation, which arises from an irritation of the nerve cells along the …

Trump: Read My Lips–No Bedbugs in Dubai! (The New York Observer)

On Monday night, the Trump Organization threw a lavish party in Midtown to celebrate the launch of its new Trump International Hotel & Tower in Dubai . I wanted to know: How does the booming hotel market in Dubai compare to that of New York? The dapper Donald Trump Jr. replied, "The high-end suites over there would be very comparable to the best you have in New York, and vice versa." …

Bill would make schools report bedbugs (Queens Courier)

Through new legislation being proposed by Senator John D. Sabini, public schools in cities that have more than one million residents would be required to report bedbug infestations.

Bedbugs use people for nighttime snacks (Reading Eagle)

Here's a primer on bedbugs - how they got here, how they can be eradicated, how to prevent them. What do they do?

Bed Bath and Beyond puts the bite on bedbugs (Crain's New York Business)

London Luxury tapped the giant retailer as the exclusive seller of its bedbug-barrier bedding collection.

Growing up (The Star)

Hey, Hv U Hrd?: My Boobs Are Falling Out! Author: T. Angels Publisher: T. Angels, 104 pages

Colleges battling bite of the bedbugs (San Jose Mercury News)

College students beware: Don't let the bedbugs bite. Universities and colleges nationwide are trying to figure out how to keep the biting insects out of dormitories - no easy task when it comes to creatures that can survive pesticides.

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