LOCK HAVEN & Since October 2009, the Clinton County Housing Authority has spent $15,000 for extermination services on the comeback kid in the galaxy of pests & the common bed bug.
And you can bet your bottom dollar there&s also a problem out there in the general community, according to Housing Authority officials.
The problem is seen across the country where more and more people are reporting problems in recent years -surprisingly so, since this is an insect more prevalent and more associated with the times during and before World War II.
&We&ve found pockets,& Housing Authority Executive Director Jeff Rich said, &Mostly in the mid-rise buildings and some of the family units, but none of them right now, and we&ve had no infestations in Renovo & We&ve concentrated on our apartment buildings, where it appears to be worse.&
Rich emphasized the problem wasn&t about public housing, nor was it about cleanliness or good housekeeping.
&For the uneducated, there may be that misconception,& he said, &but this type of pest will attack any home, from the cleanest to the most cluttered.&
As for the reason behind the resurgence of a bed bug problem, there are several theories out there even as experts are searching for solution.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bed bugs are increasingly becoming a problem within residences of all kinds, including homes, apartments, dormitories, cruise ships and shelters.
Bed bugs were a common problem in the United States in an earlier time, but were virtually eradicated with the wide-scale usage of pesticides, such as DDT.
&Although bed bug populations dropped dramatically during the mid 20th century, the United States is one of many countries now experiencing an alarming resurgence in the population of bed bugs,& it stated. &Though the exact cause is not known, experts suspect the resurgence is associated with increased resistance of bed bugs to available pesticides, greater international and domestic travel, lack of knowledge regarding control of bed bugs due to their prolonged absence, and the continuing decline or elimination of effective vector/pest control programs at state and local public health agencies.&
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Clinton housing battles bed bugs problem
