Don't let the bedbugs bite:
The critters cause itchy white lumps on the skin
Posted on 08/26/2008 5:47:18 PM PDT by yankeedame
....The number of bedbugs on public transport has risen dramatically in the past year...
a 40 per cent increase in the number...in the past year. More than two-thirds of infestations involved bedbugs.
Don't let the bedbugs bite:
The critters cause itchy white lumps on the skin
Savvas Othon, technical director at Rentokil, said: 'The short turnaround times for planes and other forms of transport means they are sometimes not inspected as thoroughly as they used to be. ...
...have increased 51 per cent for cars, 24 per cent for airlines and 9 per cent for rail.
David Cain, managing director of Bed-Bugs.co.uk,... said: 'The number one reason for the spread of bedbugs is the lack of public awareness. ...
The number of bedbugs on
public transport has risen
dramatically
'They are a problem on buses, trains and subway systems, and on cruise ships too...
'Recently, on an overground train in south London, I pulled at the parting of the upholstery and found at least four months of dirt and debris.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Support Bed Bugs, Vote Democrat for more public transportation. I’ll pass this one onto the boss, I drive public transits.
It’s all the unwashed rifraff they’re letting into the country.
The price of ‘diversity’.
There seems to be no good news coming out of Great Britain lately.
Bedbugs? Seriously?
At least people hate Labour now.
Bedbugs are increasingly a problem in some parts of the US, as well. It’s a real puzzler where they might be coming from....
/s
When I return from a trip where I stayed at a motel or hotel I usually leave the bags I packed outside for a week or so, starve the little buggers out.
oh yes a real puzzler
I hear they freeze easily, so if it’s cold, just leave your bags out overnight.
I think I’ve heard they can last up to a year without food, but I believe heat/sunlight is supposed to kill them.
Sounds like the smaller, hissier ones over at DailyKos
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