Topic: bedbugs

Sure, we may inadvertently give some of you an impressive reddish rash (we can’t help it), but do us a favor and please don’t call us “disgusting” or “nasty” in public. That hurts our feelings. Who do you think we are, anyway, pubic lice? (The very definition of disgusting. And we know you’ve had the crabs, by the way. We live in your bed, remember?) Furthermore, do you have any idea how many dust mites you reside with every day in your McMansions with granite countertops, media rooms, and cathedral ceilings? No, you don’t. And you sure as hell don’t want to, either.

Sure, we may inadvertently give some of you an impressive reddish rash (we canât help it), but do us a favor and please donât call us âdisgustingâ or ânastyâ in public. That hurts our feelings. Who do you think we are, anyway, pubic lice? (The very definition of disgusting. And we know youâve had the crabs, by the way. We live in your bed, remember?) Furthermore, do you have any idea how many dust mites you reside with every day in your McMansions with granite countertops, media rooms, and cathedral ceilings? No, you donât. And you sure as hell donât want to, either.

– Understandably irritated bedbugs on how people really need to chill out about them, from their post: An Open Letter to Paranoid Humans (From Misunderstood Bedbugs)

There will be no stink bug epidemic. And before you guys even try to compete with the likes of us, you really need a serious media makeover. Starting with a name change. Stink bug? You emit an unpleasant stench when you’re about to be squashed? That’s pretty pathetic. We bite humans. We give them rashes. We make them burn their belongings. We freak their shit out. What do you do, exactly? You hang around on lampshades and baseboards. Newsworthy? Not so much. Plus, that B.O.? Not attractive.

There will be no stink bug epidemic. And before you guys even try to compete with the likes of us, you really need a serious media makeover. Starting with a name change. Stink bug? You emit an unpleasant stench when youâre about to be squashed? Thatâs pretty pathetic. We bite humans. We give them rashes. We make them burn their belongings. We freak their shit out. What do you do, exactly? You hang around on lampshades and baseboards. Newsworthy? Not so much. Plus, that B.O.? Not attractive.

– Irate bedbugs confronting their flying nemeses, the stink bugs, from their post An Open Letter to Stink Bugs From Bedbugs

Secondhand Shopping: Eco-Friendly, But What About Bedbugs?

Secondhand Shopping: Eco-Friendly, But What About Bedbugs?

Check out this post from Sammy Davis on Lemondrop.

Sure, it’s a sweet deal in theory, but scoring a sidewalk sofa isn’t necessarily a harmless act anymore — at least not as long as bedbugs are as serious an issue as they are right now. It’s a big deal, at least here in NYC, where even the U.N. isn’t safe. Bug-infested furniture, clothing, rugs and more are emerging for sale in the secondhand market. That means savvy savers like you are now more susceptible to bedbugs than ever.
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Averting Disaster: How to Get Rid of Bedbugs

Averting Disaster: How to Get Rid of Bedbugs

Check out this post from Katherine Tweed on AOL Health.

Bedbug infestations have exploded in the U.S. In 2008, Congress found that bedbug populations have increased 500 percent in recent years. The problem can be found in nearly every state from single-family homes to apartment buildings and motels to high-end hotels.

If you suspect that you have bedbugs, there are clear treatments that health officials and bedbug experts advise More »

We’re media gold. Newspapers and magazines are printing close-up photos of us; TV news stations across the country are doing feature stories on us; the Web is overcrowded with lots of home videos starring us. We trump Iraq, Afghanistan, mid-term elections, the BP Gulf oil spill, even Dancing With the Stars. We’re kind of all anyone can talk about. Except those damn Chilean miners. So they lived in the dark for a couple months, so what? We’re nocturnal; we operate in the dark all the time. And could those 33 soccer-playing bastards be any hoggier about the media spotlight? Sheesh.

Weâre media gold. Newspapers and magazines are printing close-up photos of us; TV news stations across the country are doing feature stories on us; the Web is overcrowded with lots of home videos starring us. We trump Iraq, Afghanistan, mid-term elections, the BP Gulf oil spill, even Dancing With the Stars. Weâre kind of all anyone can talk about. Except those damn Chilean miners. So they lived in the dark for a couple months, so what? Weâre nocturnal; we operate in the dark all the time. And could those 33 soccer-playing bastards be any hoggier about the media spotlight? Sheesh.

– Frustrated bedbugs on their serious issues with hotshot newcomers the stink bugs, from their post: An Open Letter to Stink Bugs From Bedbugs

What You Missed: 10 Best Blisstree Posts of Last Week

What You Missed: 10 Best Blisstree Posts of Last Week

Where the hell were you last week? Forget it…we’re not your mother. We’re just here to catch you up on the 10 best Blisstree posts of last week. Which is exactly what we’re going to do. Right now. You’re welcome.

1. When No Means Yes: Top 10 Rape Fantasy Scenes on Film and TV

2. Would You Like That Heart Attack Sunny Side Up? The World’s 10 Worst Breakfasts

3. 5 Soothing Voices That Can Make You Comatose (In a Good Way)

4. My Gay Husband Is Better Than Your Straight Husband More »