| Bedbug bitings are on the rise
SOME Winnipeggers are definitely not sleeping tight -- with bed bugs crawling between their mattresses and sofa cushions and leaving dime-size bite marks on their necks. Poulin's Pest Control general manager Lincoln Poulin said bed bug calls are up 300 per cent, with five-star city hotels, apartments and even homes on Wellington Crescent in dire need of a bed bug exterminator. To make matters worse, some bed bugs are resistant to pesticide, making the problem extra difficult for pest control companies."It's a bigger issue than people think," Poulin said. To make matters worse, some bed bugs are resistant to pesticide, making the problem extra difficult for pest control companies."It's a bigger issue than people think," Poulin said. "Is it going to get worse? Yes.
Don't let the bed bugs bite
A blood-sucking parasite creeps out of its hiding spot and prepares itself for a feast. After piercing the skin of a sleeping host and injecting an anesthetic so as not to wake the victim, the offender has its fill and returns to its lair - just another day in the life of a bed bug.
Until recently, the problem of bed bugs seemed to be under control. Reports of outbreaks have sparked the scientific community to question why these critters are experiencing a resurgence after laying low since the 1940s.
"Only the bed bugs know why their numbers crashed, and they aren't telling us," said Richard Pollack, Harvard entomologist.
One hypothesis is the increase in insecticide production used in World War II worked well keeping bed bugs at bay. The insecticides contained DDT, which has since been outlawed.
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