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Bedbugs are no longer just a sign of bad hygiene

September 21, 2009 by Rob

That’s an interesting quote from the PalmBeachPost.com.

Bedbugs were believed to have been exterminated with the wide use of DDT. However, a banning of the controversial pesticide and the increase in international travel have resulted in the re-emergence of bedbugs across the country.

Trevisol stresses that bedbugs are no longer just a sign of bad hygiene.

Part of the problem with bed bug awareness is the stigma attached to having bed bugs: the thinking that bed bugs come from poor hygiene. Good to see things published to the contrary.

Here’s an explanation of how you get bed bugs.

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