Bed Bugs

Throw away your mattress immediately.

We might have to change the name of Missouri from the Show-Me State to the Bed-Bug State, check out the alarming data that reveals Missouri's bed bug problem...

Please don't take this as me saying that St. Louis is innocent of something. As a matter of fact, in a new ranking of the most infested places in America, they're high on the list, but they're not alone. Two other Missouri destinations also got mentioned among the most infamous when it comes to dreaded bugs.

There are a lot of topics I'd prefer to avoid, but too many people who travel in Missouri need to know this. Did you know that there is one Missouri place that just landed on the nasty 25 top 25 bed bug cities in America and it comes from a source that would know.

It's not that our two states don't agree that there are insects that should be hated, it's just that we disagree on which creep-crawly should draw the most disdain.

Quincy Public Library will host a forum on preventing and identifying bed bugs. This forum will discuss how bed bugs spread, signs to look for and what bed bugs look like, what to do to control the problem and tips for prevention. Be bug infestations have reached epidemic levels in some areas and treatment can be costly. Bed bugs can happen in any home or business,no matter how clean,since bed bug