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Bed bugs invade Time Warner Center, CNN offices

Staffers learned of the latest NYC office infestation via e-mail from human resources.

By Helen JupiterTue, Aug 17 2010 at 4:14 PM EST
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Bed bug Photo: louento.pix/Flickr
As a child, you may have been advised to “sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite,” but most likely no one ever told you that someday you’d have to be wary of the little pests at work, too. Such is the case at New York’s Time Warner Center, home of CNN, where a human resources e-mail recently alerted staffers to a bed bug infestation, reports TVNewser.
 
The e-mail assured employees that the building facilities department was working with environmentally safe pest control providers to eradicate the parasites during non-working hours, and the Wall Street Journal has since reported that "the problem was treated by professionals and is no longer an issue," but this is only one infestation in what has proven to be a growing epidemic. While New York has arguably seen the worst of it, with a number of recent closures of retail stores such as Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch, the bed bug crisis is nationwide.
 
Part of the problem is that the parasitic insects can be difficult to identify and kill. Not only are they small and often mistaken for other pests, they can even evolve to resist the pesticides used against them.
 
Have a sinking feeling that you may be sleeping with the enemy? Check out our tips on how to kill bed bugs.
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anonymous
Ardent follower of God 08/18/2010 15:34 PM

Since evolution is a liberal lie, it is clear that God in His wrath has descended upon the sodomites at CNN and brought forth intelligently designed bed bugs that are immune to pesticides.

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Marianna 08/20/2010 01:12 AM

I agree with you Ardent Follower, that is only the many more plagues that GOD will send upon a unrepentant nation.......They can think what they may but horrible times are yet to come........

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Xo Tl'mi-go 08/18/2010 16:45 PM

What of infestations of bed bugs found in churches? Religiously run halfway houses? Women's shelters? If this happened at Fox News I suspect your tune would have been different.

Evolution being a "liberal lie" is hilarious, wrong, and pointlessly inflammatory.

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Jaber 08/18/2010 19:11 PM

Broken sarcasm detector?

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sammi 08/18/2010 13:58 PM

Seems like literally no one is safe from these nasty bugs. If you looking for a safe all natural way to get rid of them, use Diatomaceous Earth. You can buy it online at
http://www.gardenharvestsupply.com/product/diatomaceous-earth-food-grade

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