Yikes Bedbugs ! EPA looks to stop Resurgence

Bedbugs feed on human blood and live in the crevices and folds of mattresses, sheets and upholstered furniture.  Many of the chemicals that were most effective to eliminate these nasty critters have been pulled off the market by the EPA.  Read this article from The Associated Press to learn more.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - “Don’t let the bedbugs bite.” Doesn’t seem so bad in a cheerful bedtime rhyme, but it’s becoming a really big problem now that the nasty critters are invading hospitals, college dorms and even swanky hotels. With the most effective pesticides banned, the government is trying to figure out how to respond to the biggest bedbug outbreak since World War II.

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