EEwwwww - Bedbugs Are Biting Back

[matcom]

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AUSTRALIANS are about to face a bedbug invasion as the small, linen-dwelling creatures begin moving into households on the back of increased tourism.

The 5mm brown insects were all but booted from the bedroom in the late 1950s.Inventions like the va cuum cleaner, improved chemical pest control and general hygiene improvements led to their eviction.

But greater access to exotic world locations and more environmentally friendly bug sprays have scientists warning that Sydney is about to face an epidemic this summer.

It could cost the tourism industry hundreds of millions of dollars.

The creatures, found in beds and furniture, cause an irritating rash when they bite and can also cause allergic reactions requiring emergency treatment.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10780116%255E13762,00.html

[bleedingheart]

1. this has been reported in large US cities as well

even luxury hotels have guest with unwanted passengers aboard their skin...

[RobertSeattle]

2. Sounnds like Tom Delay needs to quit congress

His country needs his bug exterminiation services in this time of peril. Godspeed Tom Delay!