Bedbug infestations on rise across U.S.

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In this undated photo released July 24 2001 by the University of Florida a common bedbug is engorged with blood after feeding on a human arm. Absent from the U.S. for so long that some thought they were a myth bedbugs are back. Entomologists and pest ...
In this undated photo released July 24, 2001, by the University of Florida, a common bedbug is engorged with blood after feeding on a human arm. Absent from the U.S. for so long that some thought they were a myth, bedbugs are back. Entomologists and pest control professionals are reporting a dramatic increase in infestations throughout the country, and no one knows exactly why. (AP Photo/University of Florida, File)

(AP) -- After waking up one night in sheets teeming with tiny bugs, Josh Benton couldn't sleep for months and kept a flashlight and can of Raid with him in bed.


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