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Sep 3, 2010 1:00 PM CDT

Bedbugs Infest Google Offices

Manhattan site is trying to get rid of them

(Newser) - Truly no business in New York is safe from the bedbug threat—the pests have been found in Google's posh Manhattan office. The 9th Avenue office is famous for its free gourmet cafeteria and perks such as Lego sets. “Like several other businesses in New York City, we’ve...

So What Is the Bedbug?

Aug 31, 2010 6:08 AM CDT

So What Is the Bedbug?

Scientists are pretty baffled by the creepy critters

(Newser) - We know bedbugs are creepy and they're crawly, but not a whole lot more, reports the New York Times in a look at the mystery bug that largely vanished for four decades—only to make a very well publicized comeback that culminated recently. Entomologists have largely ignored the critter, and...

Cities With Worst
Bedbug Infestations

Aug 24, 2010 4:26 PM CDT

Cities With Worst Bedbug Infestations

Ohio has three in the top 10

(Newser) - The bedbug problem continues to spread across the US, with 95% of pest companies reporting encounters. But which cities are the hardest hit? The Daily Beast consulted exterminator Orkin for information—and found that it's not a good time to be in Ohio. The biggest infestations are in:

Bedbugs Invade Our Offices

Aug 20, 2010 11:25 AM CDT

Bedbugs Invade Our Offices

'Elle' magazine HQ closed until Monday due to infestation

(Newser) - Bedbug infestations continue to take hold across America—nearly one in five US exterminators have found the pests in an office building, USA Today reports. Worse still, in 2007, only 1% of them had done so. In New York, the headquarters of Elle magazine had to be closed for the...

Bedbugs Invade NYC Cinemas

Horror Show

Aug 19, 2010 9:02 AM CDT

Bedbugs Invade NYC Cinemas

Times Square theater temporarily shuttered

(Newser) - Popcorn isn't the only thing getting eaten at cinemas in New York City. The AMC Empire 25 in Times Square was temporarily shuttered Tuesday night while a team of exterminators tried to rid the place of blood-sucking bedbugs —two weeks after it had initially been treated for the pests....

5 Creepy Facts About Bedbugs

Jul 31, 2010 9:29 AM CDT

5 Creepy Facts About Bedbugs

They have a smell...that comes from their feces

(Newser) - Bedbugs are back in a big way, with infestations closing at least two stores in New York City recently. AOL News lists five things you should know about these creepy crawlers:

They smell: If you can smell their sweet, musky scent, chances are you’ve already got an infestation

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Victoria's Secret Closing: The Bedbug Is Back

Victoria's Secret Store Infested: Bedbugs Are Back

GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT

Jul 21, 2010 6:34 AM CDT

Victoria's Secret Store Infested: Bedbugs Are Back

Recent NYC store closures mark comeback

(Newser) - The recent closures of a Victoria's Secret and an Abercrombie & Fitch to rid the New York City stores of bedbugs are only the latest example of the strong comeback the blood-drinking bugs are making worldwide. Bedbugs were largely eradicated from the US in the 1950s, but now they're back...

Bedbug Dogs Sniff Out
Bloodsuckers

Oct 21, 2009 1:49 AM CDT

Bedbug Dogs Sniff Out Bloodsuckers

Trained hounds in high demand as infestations rise

(Newser) - The resurgence of an old pest has created new jobs for dogs. Bedbug infestations have soared in American cities over the last four years, creating boom times for exterminators, especially those using canny canines trained to detect the tiny suckers. Handlers say the dogs can expertly sniff out infestations and...

US Goes to War on ... Bedbugs?

OPINION

Apr 15, 2009 11:14 AM CDT

US Goes to War on ... Bedbugs?

Feds convene summit to scratch evidently pressing itch: Milbank

(Newser) - Wondering a bit about federal priorities “in an age of bin Laden and Ahmadinejad,” Dana Milbank headed yesterday to an Environmental Protection Agency summit on the blood-sucking menace of bedbugs, he writes in the Washington Post. With reps from agencies including the Pentagon on hand, an entomologist opined...

Author Offers Creepy Look at Critters With Taste for Blood

Oct 21, 2008 8:25 PM CDT

Author Offers Creepy Look at Critters With Taste for Blood

Bats, bedbugs, leeches, and mosquitoes have a common thirst

(Newser) - With Halloween nearly upon us, the author of new book on bloodsucking creatures—vampire bats, bedbugs, leeches, and the like—leads the New York Times on a sanguivore safari. The world's bloodthirsty creatures vary enormously, as Bill Schutt details in Dark Banquet, and some are mere dabblers, but many specialists...

Bedbugs' Itch Breeding New Ways to Scratch

Mar 20, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

Bedbugs' Itch Breeding New Ways to Scratch

Freeze 'em, bake 'em, call in the dogs—pests can't bite if they're dead

(Newser) - No one’s sure why bedbugs are back, but US companies think they know how to kill them, the Wall Street Journal reports. Startups are using everything from dogs to cold blasts to hair-dryer-like devices to sniff out, freeze or bake the pests. “We don’t have an easy...

Bedbugs Make Bloodthirsty Comeback

Aug 20, 2007 5:36 PM CDT

Bedbugs Make Bloodthirsty Comeback

Once thought gone for good, pests are on the rebound in US

(Newser) - Despite admonitions about not letting the bedbugs bite, Americans are doing just that, and infestations are being reported across the country. Once thought wiped out by the now-banned pesticide DDT, the insects have been found in hospitals, schools, and even high-end residences, the Times of London reports. "Saturday Night...