New UC Research May Change Jacksonville Pest Control Doctrine

"As if trapped in a never-ending B movie about evil invaders, Cincinnatians have been tormented by a six-legged scourge for years. To the chagrin of many throughout the Queen City, this monster isn’t an actor in a rubber alien costume; it’s the real thing – Cimex lectularius, better known as the common bed bug. The tiny, bloodsucking arthropods have burrowed so deeply and so broadly into the cracks, crevices and cushions of Greater Cincinnati’s households, they’ve literally given the city an itch it can’t scratch enough to make it go away. But there’s hope. Regina Baucom, an assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Cincinnati, has researched the DNA of local bed bug populations, and she’s found something that could lead to a better way to control the notoriously tough insects. To be frank, bed bugs aren't just Cincinnati's problem (they just have it worse). As long as they multiply faster than they die, bed bugs can be found from Florida to Alaska; but the re

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