The Bed Bug Epidemic

							The term 鈥渂 ed bugs 鈥? which are tiny, nocturnal, parasitical insects, is being
heard everywhere; not only in the phrase that was once so commonly used, 鈥淪 leep
tight and don 鈥檛 let the bed bugs bite!鈥?This is a phrase that we 鈥檝 e frequently
used in comics, cartoons, television shows, and in our everyday lives. Prior to the
1940 鈥檚, however, this phrase had much more significance as bed bugs largely
infested the population of America. Although the bugs have been widely expunged
after the 1940 鈥檚, they are striking back and have severely infested many regions of
the United States. Now in present-day America, the phrase, 鈥淪 leep tight and don
鈥檛 let the bed bugs bite!鈥?is reflecting the same significance as it did in the 1940
鈥檚.
  Bed bugs were an issue in America before the 1940 鈥檚, but due to the extensive
use of the chemical DDT, these infestations posed as no real threat. DDT was banned
in the 1970 鈥檚 due to public protests about the pesticide being harmful to humans,
animals, and the environment. Now, bed bugs are prominent and have been since the
1990 鈥檚. Although, every single state has recently reported infestations of these
particular bugs, the northeast region of the United States is most severely infested.
New York and Ohio are currently the top two competitors in terms of infestations.
However, Terminex has recently reported that New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia
are the most infested. A common way these bugs are introduced is by travel. Many or
most of New York 鈥檚 hotels are direly infested with these minute pests, and no
matter how much treatment is done, they seem to have adapted and have become
immune to the chemicals. The hotel industry is in critical condition thanks to bed bugs,
and they are taking any precautions to take control and ensure prevention of these
pests. In July 鈥檚 issue of the NY Times, it stated that 311 informational hotline in
New York received over 33,772 phone calls just for bed bugs, 鈥渁 54% increase
from 2008.鈥?New York has already spent over half a million dollars just to control
the number of bed bugs. New York has also shut down a few corporal business
buildings due to these infestations, stores like Victoria 鈥檚 Secret and Hollister were
some of them.
  Recently, Ohio has been struggling to use the chemical, propexur, to tackle these bug
problems. Even with the support of 25 other states, the EPA has rejected Ohio 鈥檚
request, stating that it is harmful to the health of small children. Many other states in
the United States are encountering the same issues and the restrictions in chemical use.
Due to recent immunities, some chemicals used for the control of these pests have
become ineffective.
  Several states in the northeast region has stated that there is a bed bug epidemic. The
landlords in New York and Maine are required to provide a disclosure statement to
their tenants if there is any bed bug infestations reported. Hopefully, we will be able
to come up with a chemical that is powerful enough to kill and wipe out these tiny
pests naturally.
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