Some basic facts about bedbugs

It seems as if the press cannot get the story straight. For instance, on bedbugger.com, it is noted that CBC in Canada used an image of a beetle, and a rather nice golden one at that, who does not deserve to be tarred with the loser image of the bedbug, on their bedbugs story. Then ABC and CBS did the same; copying each others' mistakes.
We also hear that DDT is supposed to get rid of them; au contraire, they actually increased when DDT was used. One wonders if someone is trying to sell this illegal chemical. Use it and the Bald Eagle will be destroyed - it was banned for this very reason in 1972. It is also bad for humans.
Then there are all the ads for sprays; it has been proven that most of these do not work. Bedbugs are good at developing immunities.
Then we are told they can go without food for six months. Actually, they can go up to 15 months without a drop of our precious blood.
And it seems that they are nocturnal: no, they come out whenever they can, day or night, summer or winter, though they are somewhat of a warm weather fiend. They do not all hibernate in the winter, that is false.
And one more attempted falsehood is the insinuation that they come from the poor and/or immigrants. In reality, they seem to like the Upper East Side, the Hamptons, upscale clothing shops, rare book rooms, etc. Now they are in the Empire State Building.
Truth is that they find rich fabric, especially sumptuously pleated material, a good place to live.
And many journalists forget to check their reproductive rate, which beats rabbits any day; a female can lay up to 400 eggs in her lifetime, and they can reach sexual maturity at six weeks. In cosmopolitan places they start having their sexual adventures early, as there is plenty of human flesh to suck. So we need to get our facts straight and not waste time with ineffective sprays and false hopes that they will just go away during the day and all go to Florida for the winter. Unless prompt action is taken, they are here to stay.
By the way, I have written a letter to the New York Times in which I am giving my real name if they care to publish. Fear and social stigma are not for me, but for cowards and slumlords who do not bother to keep their buildings clean.