BED BUGS

Of course Linden knows that it is quite a stretch to associate bed bugs with the political matters which are the normal focus of his postings: Quite a stretch but not beyond the realm of possibility.

On three different fairly recent occasions the subject of bed bug infestations has been brought to his attention: Once in the print media, once by a radio reference and once in a personal discussion. Unfortunately, he can not cite these reference sources so can give no credit.

Gas prices and the effect that the environmentalist lobby has had on them has been a recent news focus – more so the price than the reason(s) for the price. The use of DDT to control bed bugs and mosquito populations received the same kind of attention roughly 35 years ago.

The horror stories regarding bed bugs, primarily in units housing the poor, and the malaria deaths, primarily in Africa, caused Linden to wonder if a mistake was made in banning DDT usage. Sometimes those involved with making laws and issuing regulations do make mistakes. Linden does not know. See www.junkscience.com for interesting reference material.
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