The name is misleading. Bedbugs do not just live in beds. Mr. White says they can survive for a year without food -- that is, blood.
Last week, an industry event called BedBug University's North American Summit 2010 took place near Chicago, Illinois. More than three hundred sixty people attended the two-day meeting.
The industry says bedbugs as the most difficult pest to control. Treatments can cost from several hundred dollars to thousands of dollars in, say, a hotel or apartment building.
Missy Henriksen says Americans spent almost two hundred sixty million dollars on bedbug treatments last year. That was only five percent of total spending on pest control, she says, but that number does not include other costs.
MISSY HENRIKSEN: "I think the overall economic impact because of bedbugs is certainly much more significant. We're finding that businesses who have bedbugs oftentimes will close to remediate the problem."
Bedbugs have not been shown to spread disease. But they can leave itchy bite marks and cause allergic reactions in some people.
The Asian stink bug
Lately, however, another bug has caught America's attention. The National Pest Management Association is now getting the most questions about stink bugs. Outbreaks have invaded homes and offices in many states.
Stink bugs are harmless except to farms and gardens. And they smell bad only if you smash them.
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