Bed Bug Outbreak

According to the Associated Press, bed bugs have made a comeback in what is being called "the biggest outbreak since World War II." Recently, the small, flat brown bugs have gotten back into the country via international travel. The Environmental Protection Agency held its first National Bed Bug Summit earlier this month to discuss the expanding impact bed bugs are having and figure out how to control the pests. The bugs, which live in the crevices and folds of mattresses, sofas and sheets, feed on blood, and bites can result in itchy welts or swelling.