Outbreak: Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite
EmailA topic not for the squeamish that, for now, is scheduled to air tonight.Jeremy Hubbard and producer Karson Yiu look at the return of the bed bug — there has been an alarming increase in the number of infestations. "About 10 years ago, you would probably have one call maybe a year, and now we get on average about 10 calls a day," Ken Unger, owner of Suburban Pest Control in Yonkers, N.Y., tells us.We also look at the surprising new tool to fight again these blood-thirsty insects, how to treat them, and what to do to protect yourself.Click HERE to read the full ABCNews.com report.Click HERE to check out a New York City-based Web site devoted to all things bed bug. The Big Apple is, perhaps not surprisingly, one of the most serious hot spots.Will embed the report in the morning.
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Another consequence of uncontrolled alien swarming across our southern border.
Posted by: Proud Native American and Angry Independent Voter | April 29, 2010, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
Nah, Im convinced its natural balance and that eventually this plague they call bed bugs will transfer disease amongst hosts. Btw, that picture is not of bed bugs, get it right nightline.
Posted by: no | May 10, 2010, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm
Bed bugs are most prevalent in NY….hardly because of “illegal aliens”.
Posted by: James Patton | May 19, 2010, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
Bedbugs are easily controlled with diatomaceous earth.
Posted by: paul wheaton | July 26, 2010, 9:42 am 9:42 am
There are some natural ways to exterminate bugs and one of which is hot water. Hot water helps kill any of them that may hidden in bed sheets, but it also kill off any eggs.
Posted by: pest control long island | June 27, 2011, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm