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Update on New York State bed bug legislation (parental notification re: bed bugs in school) »

Remember the bill introduced by Michael Gianaris and passed in the NYS Assembly last May? We were happy the Assembly passed it.
But Bill A6667a later died in the NYS Senate in January of this year.
The good news is that the bill has now been amended and approved by the Assembly once again as A6667b. […]

Why we need a massive public education campaign about bed bugs (reason #327) »

A reader in the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area wrote tonight to tell me this story.
The reader, who has suffered much from bed bugs and was discarding a cherished piece of wooden furniture only after a long fight with bed bugs and many treatments. It was wrapped in sealed plastic and labeled as being infested with […]

bed bugs on the campaign trail »

Mary Cheney on sleeping with bed bugs during a campaign tour:
To stretch their funds, Cheney said, candidates and staff stay in pretty bad hotels when they’re on the road.
“There are some incredibly beautiful hotels in this country,” she said, “and if you are working on a political campaign, you will be staying in none of […]