bedbugs_082609.jpgEverybody’s least favorite scourge, the bedbug, seems to be a media star this week. The New York Times has mentioned them at least twice in the past week, with its weekend article about how bedbugs can be a deal-breaker for home buyers, and with Matt Gross’ piece yesterday about maintaining your health while traveling. There was also an infestation at Penguin publishing and Bill Clinton’s office, which triggered a flurry of bedbug articles, and now we’ve learned there was even a bedbug symposium yesterday held in Newark, New Jersey—a conference intended to educate hoteliers and building managers about these pests and how to combat them. Bedbugs can inflict psychological stress, physical discomfort, and thousands of dollars in damage to denizens everywhere.
Buying and Selling in Bedbug City [NY Times]
Health Advice from the Frugal Traveler’s Doctor [NY Times]
Bedbugs at the Penguin Building [NY Observer]
New Yorkers Prefer Rats to Bedbugs [NY Magazine]


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  1. rob- before you diss snark, why don’t you read up on DDT and how it gets into the body, how long it stays, what it does. None of this is irrelevant- it just shows how little comprehension you have on these matters and for a guy like you, who has brains, its disappointing. Between this and not knowing who ted Kennedy is, you need to get out more 🙂

  2. that’s why you f’ing move out for a few weeks while the DDT treatment on a building, enclosed, is being done, moron snark! no one is telling people they should be breastessess feeding while the exterminator sprays it. jeez. talk about pulling facts out of your ass that arent relevant.

    *rob*