National Bedbug Summit: Feds Crack Down On The Pests

DINA CAPPIELLO   02/ 1/11 03:17 AM ET   AP

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WASHINGTON — The federal government is looking for ways to crack down on bedbugs.

The pesky insects have infiltrated New York City and turned up everywhere from swanky hotels to homeless shelters around the country. Now they are the subject of a two-day national bedbug summit in Washington that kicks off Tuesday.

The million-dollar question is what the federal government can do about them.

While remedies to control the critters have improved since the last national summit two years ago, the "Federal Bed Bug Working Group," as it is called, still faces an uphill battle. The appleseed-size insects, which live in the folds and crevices of sheets and mattresses, are difficult to kill.

Research has shown that bedbugs are developing a resistance to pesticides.

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WASHINGTON — The federal government is looking for ways to crack down on bedbugs. The pesky insects have infiltrated New York City and turned up everywhere from swanky hotels to homeless shelte...
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03:02 PM on 02/26/2011
**Terrific! Now if they'll turn their attention to that other dastardly pest problem, the republican party.
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J Grill
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11:17 AM on 02/01/2011
As the editor of the http://www.bed-bugs-handbook.com/bed-bugs.html I continually hear from tenants in distress due to bed bugs. This initiative from the EPA is critically important, particularly as we head into peak bed bug and travel season.
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rikster
buy the ticket-take the ride
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10:58 AM on 02/01/2011
Federal bed-bug working group..?
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