Showing posts with label Bedbugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bedbugs. Show all posts

Monday, April 09, 2007

The Return Of The Bedbugs



Bedbugs were nearly wiped out in the U.S. in the 1950's. And they are now back with a vengeance. Super-bedbugs, resistant to eradication have now been found in all 50 states and the problem is growing.

According to the S.F. Chronicle, "Pest control companies nationwide reported a 71 percent increase in bedbug calls between 2000 and 2005. Left alone, a few bedbugs can create a colony of thousands within weeks."

"We never treated bedbugs until 2002. Now we have a dedicated bedbug crew working on this every day," said Luis Agurto, president of Pestec in San Francisco.
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