This story makes me feel itchy
The City Paper's Edward Ericson Jr. has a story that will send a chill down the backs of homeowners and renters alike: Bed bugs are an increasing problem in parts of Baltimore. (There's a map here showing the location of bed-bug-related 311 calls.)
He writes, "They are fiendishly hard to eradicate, tougher than roaches, silent as a draft."
Just the thought of them makes some of the people interviewed in his story start "involuntarily" scratching. Many of the readers probably have, too.
Comments
Holy moses. This is not something you want to hear. Bed Bugs have reached near epidemic proportions in the New York metro area. We had a scare with them in the apartment below us in New Jersey and it was awful. The steps you have to go through to avoid them or get rid of them....you might as well burn the house down. This is not something to be taken lightly.
Posted by: JTK | July 1, 2009 10:33 AM
So.. here is the Q for you all to ponder:
Are the bedbugs a whole new problem or are they yet another symptom of an already existing problem?
Posted by: MrRational | July 1, 2009 8:17 PM
Mr. Rational - new problem.
Posted by: JTK | July 2, 2009 8:46 AM
thanks for the link, Jamie.
Posted by: edward ericson jr. | July 2, 2009 9:23 AM