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Arrow Exterminating
Bed Bug Infestation an Epidemic; Bugs Found in Cell Phone, TVs and Keyboards
April 28th, 2009
Mike Deutsch can't believe the places he and the other technicians at Arrow Exterminating are finding bed bugs these days: inside lamp bases, clock radios, TVs, computer keyboards, between the pages of books, inside electric switches, behind ceiling moldings and in one case, inside a cell phone. "We've never seen anything like this," says Deutsch, the Arrow staff entomologist. "We certainly know that bed bugs are not restricted to beds and upholstered furniture, but now we're finding them in places even we never thought possible." What's more, Deutsch believes the worst has yet to hit Long Island and the Greater New York area. The ultra-high volume of spring break...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-28)
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