The bed bugs were hanging out in a Raleigh NC motel since the end of WWII?  Now there's a scoop!

Maybe my mother had to tell me it was just a saying and they'd all been eradicated so I could sleep at night.   I have read about bed bugs in the last few years and it often said they were virtually eradicated from the US after WWII.

Dr. Susan C. Jones, Ph.D. Assistant Professppr of Entomology OSU, Extension Specialist wrote of bedbugs:

"Bed bugs have been documented as pests since the 17th century. They were introduced into our country by the early colonists. Bed bugs were common in the United States prior to World War II, after which time widespread use of synthetic insecticides such as DDT greatly reduced their numbers."

Bedbugs in a dorm here is a big enough story to make the local paper and TV news.

I think they've been found in most cities in the last few years.... the OSU entomologists article says bedbugs are cosmopolitan. 

I suppose in a city that relies on tourism they'd take it seriously.