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Night night, sleep tight, don't let the bed-bugs bite…" a cheery little phrase that in recent years in the West held no meaning except in only the most dysfunctional of families.
Well, their back ....Experts are warning of a
worldwide bedbug pandemic, with "
The results of the global study suggest that we are on the threshold of a bed-bug pandemic, not just in the United States, but around the world," said Missy Henriksen, vice president of public affairs for National Pest Management Association,
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| Coming Soon To A Bedroom Near You .... Soon! |
A study led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine last year found the number of complaints about bed-bugs in the capital grew annually by an average of 28.5% between 2000-2006. And there's no sign of the problem abating with Rentokil reporting the number of bed-bug call outs has gone up by 24% in the first half of the year.
Speaking for myself ................ EEK!!
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