Bedbugs Crawl, They Bite, They Baffle Scientists

Ask experts why bedbugs disappeared for 40 years, why they came back, why they don’t spread disease, and you hear one answer: “Good question.”

DDT is a really nasty chemical. It interferes with calcium metabolism. The bugs do not get immune, neither do the birds. Heat does them in. They are a feature of the Freegan life. A good reason not to lead it.