Category Archives: Signs of the times

“Die Bettwanzen und ich”

I found this video strangely sad. (Don’t see it if you’re distressed about bed bugs.) How many did he miss I wonder?

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Wherever they fit

The New Yorker’s Book Bench wonders about bed bugs in books. Lou Sorkin’s answer: “Bedbugs will be wherever they fit,” he said. “I’ve found them on wood, metal, plastic surfaces, electronics, electric clocks, laptops, cell phones, stereos, clothing, bathroom tile, … Continue reading

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The New York Post losing its touch?

I’m impressed by the nearly sober headline: Bedbugs in the Court! What happened to the blood bug invasion of old? The latest bed bug casualty in our city is one beautiful building indeed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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M&M interviews Brewer and others

Bed bugs are a booming business. We all know that. The little local stimulus plan that no one wants to tout. (Before this is over we’ll have to talk about what we can do when we don’t have five, let … Continue reading

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“Menace in the Mattress” (chow time, really)

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is featuring a bed bug video on its YouTube channel: As you can see, it’s one prolonged “boo.” Nevertheless, there are opportunities to notice things about bed bugs everywhere really. I first played this … Continue reading

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No bed bugs

McBrooklyn, funny: New York City is finally talking tough to bed bugs. As part of its nine-step program to eradicate the pests, they have installed signs in bus shelters warning bed bugs that they are not allowed in the shelters … Continue reading

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NYC DOH?

I’ll have to stop being surprised at these. Dan Kass tells WNYC Radio that the New York City Department of Health is committed: The city health department for years said bedbugs were not a public health problem, because they are … Continue reading

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Turning a corner

A statement like this from DOHMH was unthinkable just a few months ago. Continue reading

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What is he talking about?

This article by entomologist Dr. George Rotramel has been burning a hole in my head since I read it. Now that I’ve re-read it, it may not be as bad as that depressing first read, but it’s still not very … Continue reading

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Scenes from the battlefield: “NYC has an epidemic of them”

November 7, 2008, by udt007us: December 3, 2008, by EssG:

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