Theresa Braine

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Bedbugged! It's not over till, well, it's over
By Theresa Braine
September 15, 2011 - 14:36 PM
Those ubiquitous subway mattress-encasement ads notwithstanding, bed bugs have largely disappeared from the public eye. Gone are the constant media freakouts over bugs in stores, movie theaters and hospitals. And in casual conversation, people, at least those who have not battled the things, are starting to talk as if it's yesterday's problem. There was even a recent news report to that effect on one of the major networks.
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Bedbugged! Furniture as weapons of war
By Theresa Braine
September 8, 2011 - 13:56 PM
People in the midst of a bed-bug infestation often say things like, “I’m going to buy a metal bed. Bed bugs will not harbor in there.” My second exterminator, Bobby, even spouted that back to me: “Bed bugs hate metal,” he said more than once.
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Bedbugged! The top real estate story of the year
By Theresa Braine
September 1, 2011 - 09:37 AM

Bedbugged! is a weekly column by journalist and bed bug survivor Theresa Braine. For more, click here.

Since returning to New York from Mexico and fighting bed bugs, I have often fretted that I am not a fan of this city; that I stay because I love my family, not because I love the Big Apple.

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Bedbugged! Bring back DDT! (Not!) What will, and won't, kill the critters
By Theresa Braine
August 18, 2011 - 13:53 PM

Bedbugged! is a weekly column by journalist and bed bug survivor Theresa Braine. For more, click here.

As bed bugs have encroached, and people cast about ever more desperately for ways to eradicate them, the cry of “Bring back DDT!” has risen.

It’s understandable. As I noted a few weeks ago, these creatures can drive you to strange, risky deeds. The thing is, DDT will not provide the answer. It will only kill more birds.

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Bedbugged! Dark days for materialism, and a cure for shopaholics
By Theresa Braine
August 4, 2011 - 07:09 AM
The first thing my neighbor, Ron, said when he realized that bed bugs had made it down to his and Lena’s apartment was, “Well, that could be good. We’ll get rid of a lot of crap.”
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Bedbugged! 2 things not to try at home
By Theresa Braine
July 28, 2011 - 11:24 AM

Bedbugged! is a weekly column by journalist and bed bug survivor Theresa Braine. For more, click here.

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