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The Bed Bug Battle Rages On

Published Sunday, April 01, 2007

They're back. Bed bugs have been staging a comeback across the country. Blame it on increased international travel, banning insecticides, careless housekeeping and more. Without careful planning and detection, there can be draconian legal implications. Bed bugs are small, brownish, flattened insects. They feed on blood and are commonly found in mattresses, molding, cracks and behind wallpaper. They are not known to crawl long distances. They are proficient hitchhikers, traveling in luggage and on clothing and infesting homes, hotels, dorms, hospitals and even police precincts. Bed bugs have been known to survive 500 days without feeding, meaning they ...

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