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| EPA To Tackle America's Bedbug Crisis |
| 2009-04-15 |
| The federal government is waking up to the growing nightmare of bedbugs. The tiny reddish-brown insects, last seen in great numbers prior to World War II, are on the rebound. They have infested college dormitories, homeless shelters and swanky hotels from New York City to Chicago to Washington. They live in the crevices of mattresses, sofas and sheets. Then, most often before dawn, they emerge to feed on human blood, leaving bites that can cause allergic reactions and infections. The growing problem is the subject of a first-ever bedbug summit hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday and Wednesday in Arlington, Va. Let me guess. This will require that the EPA regulate the entire hospitality industry. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #6 My momma done told me, said "Stay out of bed. Them bedbugs goin' bite yo butt red." |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-04-15 18:24 |
| #5 Hush now baby, baby, don't you cry Momma's gonna make all of your nightmares come true Momma's gonna put all of her fears into you Momma's gonna keep you right here under her wing She won't let you fly, but she might let you sink Momma's will keep Baby cozy and warm |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-04-15 14:58 |
| #4 When I woke up this morning And looked up on the wall The cooties and the bedbugs Were havin' a game of ball The score was fourt to twenty The bedbugs were ahead The pitcher pitched a beanball And knocked me out of bed |
| Posted by: Mike 2009-04-15 14:47 |
| #3 While you are at it how about looking into the Chinese wallboard problem. Isn't this the problem of the hotels, universities, and homeless shelters. How about cleaning out the infestations of tax and spenders in Washington. Nothing like focusing on minutiae. Conjurs up the image of people frantically rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-04-15 12:14 |
| #2 Bedbugs! Why do they hate us? |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2009-04-15 11:56 |
| #1 Another consequence of the DDT ban. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-04-15 11:41 |