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It’s back-to-school time for bedbugs

Campuses dealing with the creepy critters who suck blood in the night

This article on MSNBC.com by Michael Inbar summarizes a major problem that will be confronting students returning to their dorms this week - BED BUGS!


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Bed Bugged? What to do if you are.

How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs


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Vampire Bats Suspected in Venezuelan Deaths

At Least 38 Warao Indians Said to Die From Rabies


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Demi Moore's beauty secret? Leeches

Actress detoxifies blood with annelid assistance

Actress Demi Moore has apparently told Tonight Show host David Letterman that she uses "highly trained medical leeches" to detoxify her blood.


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Fox Newsroom Infested with Bed Bugs

Alert Level at Code Red: Severe Itching Imminent

Several weeks ago, the Fox News studio in New York was invaded by the red menace (a 1950's slang term for bed bugs). In an article for gothamist.com, John Del Signore wrote: "Bedbugs (sic) are adept at hitchhiking to new locales in the pockets and clothing creases of their human hosts, so it’s not surprising that they’ve managed to infiltrate Fox, where patriotic Alpha-male hot blood surges in abundance. An exterminator called in to Fox said that one unnamed employee’s apartment has 'the worst infestation he had seen in 25 years in the business.'" According to several sources, the unnamed employee has left Fox and is now heading the government's newly formed Federal Emergency Management and Bedding Agency. "Heck of a job, Brownie...um...Itchy."


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Letter to the Editor

Schutt letter serves as basis for Della Femina Apology

Outrage over a racist article leads to an apology and more.


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Fear and Loathing in South Texas

Students slaughter bats in TSU dorm. Media slaughters the news coverage

The recent videos appearing on Youtube, which showed students killing bats were bad enough - but the media coverage was worse.


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Bats and Blood Feeding Creatures

Article appears in the Baltimore Sun

The following article appeared in a recent issue of the Baltimore Sun and featured information on bats as well as my upcoming book - Dark Banquet.


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Dragonfly Population Explosion - Blame White Nose Syndrome

Loss of Bats Means More Dragonflies

September 1, 2010

When the dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years go they left a lot of "open jobs". Groups like mammals experienced explosive speciation as they moved into those niches.


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