Bedbugs Are Back, And They Are Biting

From: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA | Date: May 15, 2008| Author: Michael Yoder | Copyright information

They crawl through the sheets late at night to suck the blood of unwitting victims. A common saying pays them prominent homage.

Lancaster County residents may be sleeping tight, but the bedbugs are biting. The critters have reappeared locally to nibble on deep sleepers from all walks of life.

Dr. Jeffrey Martin, president of the Lancaster city Board of Health, brought up the recent emergence of bedbug cases at Monday night's hearing on a public health department held by the Lanca...

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