[TomGuy]

Laura Jesse, an extension entomologist at Iowa State University, said it's tough to stop bedbugs from spreading.

The bugs were somewhat common in the early last century. Laura, how were they stopped then? And why are they spreading now? WE know the answers; YOU just don't want to admit them because they are so un-PC.

[kaktuskid]

Laura, how were they stopped then? And why are they spreading now? WE know the answers; YOU just don't want to admit them because they are so un-PC.

Because we used mass quantities of bug spray in the past (like DDT)...we use them selectively today!

[sandbar]

>WE know the answers; YOU just don't want to admit them >because they are so un-PC.

Don't be so quick to bash immigrants. They are spread through immigration, but bed bugs stopped spreading before because we used Deet. That chemical is no longer used, so the infestation has risen.