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Bed bugs are small, oval, non-flying insects (Cimex lectularius)
Cimex is the Latin word for "bug", "Lectularius" is translated to "bed" or "couch."
Nearly eradicated from the United States in the late 1940s These pests are making a comeback.
With the use of DDTs. and other Leathal Pestisides.
With the restrictions placed on those dangerous chemicles, especially DDT's, The Bed Bugs have come back into the news lately, and accounts of the spread of bed bugs are alarming. Recently the news media has picked up its reporting on the bed bug epedemic.
Several well known business have temporarily shut down due to bed bug infestation.
Even businesses aren't exempt
There are many ways these bugs can be taken to your home or business.
Oh Boy Oh Boy
Bed Bug Basics
Bed Bug History Very good site
Bed Bug history
The History of Bed Bugs
Bed Bug History Discover all about the bed bug history, their habits, how to get rid of bed bugs and how to control a bed bug infestation plus more.
Bed BugsBedbugs (or bed bugs) are small nocturnal insects of the family Cimicidae that live by hematophagy, that is by feeding on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts.
www.britannica.com Louis Sorkin (Grossly) Lets the Bed Bugs Bite Here is a 6 minute video of this guy letting hundreds of bed bugs bite his arm just to see the results.
How to identify bed bugs
The Bed Bug ( a brief history about the bed bug, I found this page very infomative)
Bed Bug History
Local Links
The Ohio Department of Health Bed Bugs -- Fight Unwelcome Visitors
www.centralohiobedbugs.org Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force
If you plan to use pesticides yourself, read the do's and don'ts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Improper application of chemicals is dangerous, and may even make the problem worse. The Insecticides and Sprays available online may or may not be suitable for use on mattresses and pillows and may cause the BED BUGS to scatter to other rooms and/or neighboring apartments. Repellents on the market today do not work against bed bugs.
Bug bombs are not effective
Do not appy Insecticides to an area where you sleep
Do not appy Insecticides to areas where you eat
Prevention of infestation is the best form of bed bug control..
DESCRIPTION
Bedbugs are flat, reddish-brown nocturnal insects about 3/16-inch long that live by feeding on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts.
Insecticides and Sprays
Get rid of bed bugs Good information on this site.
www.medicinenet.com Bed Bugs
www.leappestcontrol.com Bed Bugs, Very good information on this site
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