By nobugsonme on Feb 26, 2008 in NYCHPD, Richard Cooper, bed bug stories, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bed bugs in the media, bedbugs, david segal, delusional parasitosis, epidemic, hotel, journalists with bed bugs, panic, pillow, plague, stress, the matchbox sign | 22 Comments
Three articles on bed bugs appeared today in the Washington Post. One gives a first-person account of what was apparently a not-so-serious bed bug case, and the second shrugs away the problem as a bunch of media hype.
“Yes, Tiny, Evil–and in My Bed” is the first, and provides yet another first-person account from […]
By nobugsonme on Feb 20, 2008 in Oz, australia, bed bug code of practice, bed bugs, bedbugs, dr. stephen l. doggett, entomologists, epidemic, extreme infestations, pandemic | 0 Comments
The Age had an article on bed bugs on Sunday, “Bed Bug Infestations on the Increase,” citing Sydney entomologist Stephen Doggett’s data on the spread of bed bugs there:
. . . a survey of 121 pest managers undertaken last year by Sydney entomologist Stephen Doggett found that, across Australia, bedbug infestations had risen by a […]
By nobugsonme on Dec 10, 2007 in YWCA, art, australia, backpackers, bargara, bed bug blogging, bedbugs, cincinnati, culture, domestic abuse, domestic violence shelter, emergency, epidemic, exhibit, exhibition, homeless shelter, hostel, infestation, london, medical, ohio, popular culture, porkopolis. bed bug spread, possum feces, queensland, shelter, sleep, travel, travelblog, wellcome centre, women | 2 Comments
Londonist: Sleeping And Dreaming: The Wellcome Collection (exhibit on sleep includes bed bugs)
“This is an all-embracing examination of our need to sleep. . . . The very practical logistics of sleeping are also tackled: bedbugs and the luxury of a bed to oneself.” Bed bugs figure in exhibit on sleep at medical-themed-art centre in […]
By Nobugsonme on Nov 13, 2007 in Joe Fiorito, Lexington, Toronto Community Housing, affordable housing, bed bug epidemic, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, canada, caulking, cincinnati, columbus, epidemic, erie, get rid of bed bugs, immigrants, immigrants and bed bugs, immigration, international travel, kentucky, low-income housing, ohio, ontario, pennsylvania, pesticide resistance, public housing, pyrethroid resistance, sealants, social services, spread, tenants, toronto, travel, treatment | 16 Comments
TheStar.com | Battling bedbugs is not easy: Joe Fiorito talks to Steve Floros of Toronto Community Housing:
This is a public housing official: “We have a program of unit refurbishment. We’re spending $75 million over three years to upgrade kitchens and bathrooms; we want to seal every crack so there isn’t free ability of the pests […]