Night-night, sleep tight...

In case you hadn't heard, bedbugs are returning in force to New York City and San Francisco, and they're not just for poor people any more. They're all over, causing itching, allergies, and the occasional lawsuit. They seem to have come back to the U.S. via foreign travel and the banning of DDT, and once they're in your building, they're hell to remove. Apart from pesticiding, the main techniques include tidying, washing, heating, freezing, and putting bedstead legs in pans of soapy water. Ugh.