The bed bug problem in the United States doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon, and because of that, the Federal Bed Bug Workgroup is kicking off the National Bed Bug Summit today to try and figure out a way to rid us of these pesky pests. Lou Sorkin, an entomologist from the American Museum of Natural History details why these bugs are still a persistent problem.
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