Tuesday, November 24, 2009 East Central Illinois

Sleep tight; don't let the (rising numbers of) bed bugs bite

By Debra Pressey
Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:03 AM CDT

CHAMPAIGN – They sneak into your house and hide until bedtime.

And when you fall asleep, they crawl out for the only dinner they ever want – your blood.

"And they don't wake you up," warns local Terminix owner Bill Fulton, who's been seeing bed-bug cases multiply over the last couple of years.

Public health experts are seeing the increase, too.

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