Beg bugs are a real threat and have grown in the last few years with less toxic more eco friendly eradication methods and a more geographically mobile society. The media in the last few summers seemed to have been really taking advantage of people’s fears with many news stories.
One resident may have gone just a wee bit overboard to get rid up bed bugs causing an explosion and building collapse in NYC.
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NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/nyregion/6-injured-as-fire-causes-partial-building-collapse.html
NY Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/chinatown_building_blasted_apart_sJczTvLManUma1DDSO4bnJ
Bed Bugger (quotes additional articles): http://bedbugger.com/2013/07/13/were-bed-bugs-behind-the-bug-bomb-fire-and-explosion-in-nyc-thursday/