Entomologists say the pests are appearing on a scale not seen since before World War II and cite increases in global travel and the elimination of certain chemicals, like DDT, that were once used to treat bedbugs, as possible factors contributing to the upsurge.
The Environmental Protection Agency even hosted its first bedbug summit in April.
Diana Williams and her guest discuss this issue on Up Close. Among her guests, For Roscoe the bed bug detective from Bell Environmental. (http://www.bell-environmental.com)
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Additional resources below:
EPA Bed Bug Summit
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/bedbug-summit/index.html
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/Topics/bedbugs.htm
How to get rid of bed bugs
http://www.orkin.com/other/bed-bugs/
Health advice from the Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bedbugs/DS00663
See bed bugs? Here's where to report them.
http://bedbugregistry.com/
General info about bed bugs
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/bedbugs/