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The article reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued joint statement on bedbugs following their alarming resurgence which may lead to an epidemic. EPA hosted its second National Bed Bug Summit in Washington, D.C. and developed a website about bedbugs. Common habitats of bedbugs are mattresses, chairs, nightstands and box springs. BASF has developed the pesticide chlorfenapyr and marketed under the name Phantom to kill bedbugs.

The article offers information on the resurgence of bed bug infestation that is a concern to public health officials and pest control agencies in the U.S.

The article reports that patron Roger Goffeney has been banned from using the Denver Public Library (DPL), Colorado, for bringing bedbugs into the building. It is inferred that materials returned by Goffeney into the bookdrop were infested. DPL spokesperson Celeste Jackson comments on the situation. Almost all of the materials borrowed have been destroyed.

The article discusses how to prevent or eliminate vermin outbreaks and infestations. It presents the good protocols developed by public health departments to tackle scabies, lice and bed bug infestations. Among the several steps in said protocols are identifying the infestation, refraining from identifying cutaneous outbreak or infestation just by examining the bite or rash, and managing comorbidities.

The article discusses the role of pharmacists as critical healthcare teammates in managing bedbug outbreaks, infestations and contagious diseases in nursing homes. Emphasis is given on the need of pharmacists to know how to identify and eradicate vermin. Integrated pest management (IPM) combined with common sense practices are vital to control pests. Pharmacists carry responsibilities in helping with infection control and development of appropriate policies in conjunction with the IPM plan.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's fears of encountering bed bugs while at a hotel during a summer vacation in France.

The article reports on the analysis made by the dairy farming business information provider DairyCo with its Milkbench data on milk production and impact of bedding cost of production. Topics discussed include measures adopted by farmers to improve bedding security include early approach to vendors, use of clean and dry bedding to avoid disease causing bugs, and use of green beddings. It presents views of Jenny Gibbons, research and development manger at DairyCo, on the same.

The article informs that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comments on a draft federal strategy to minimize the negative effects of bedbugs on human health and the U.S. economy.

The article offers information on a research by a team led by Subba R. Palli of University of Kentucky related to evolvement of bedbugs as insecticide-resistance.

The article offers news briefs related to chemical industry as of February 2013. Various counterfeited Viagra drugs having 30 to 50 percent active ingredients were found by scientists at pharmaceutical research company Pfizer Inc. Bedbugs produce (E)-two-Hexenal and (E)-two-octenal odor to prevent undesired activity while mating. Chemist Patrick Priebe has developed several gadgets using lasers after getting dumped by her girlfriend.

The article presents contrasting answers to a question about whether bed bug infestation is expected to get worse before it is controlled in the U.S.

The article stresses the importance of effective education on bed bug management for the prevention of acute illnesses associated with insecticides, according to officials of the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC).

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Battling the Bedbug Epidemic" in the March 7, 2011 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on the escalating problem of bedbug infestation throughout the U.S. by William Schulz in the March 7, 2011 issue.

The article examines a public opinion poll of New York City area residents on the bedbug infestation in that region.

The article discusses a survey conducted by SurveyUSA in the New York area, which found eight percent of respondents saying they have had bedbugs in their own home.

The article discusses public relations damage control by retail stores, motion picture theaters and by corporations in New York City whose premises have been infested by bedbugs. An epidemic of the pests in the city have resulted in infestations being reported at retail chains such as Victoria's Secret and in the headquarters of some advertising agencies. A public relations executive states that a rapid response of total honesty is the only effective strategy.