Bibliograph

Infested, how the bed bug infiltrated our bedrooms and took over the world, Brooke Borel

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Label

Infested, how the bed bug infiltrated our bedrooms and took over the world, Brooke Borel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-251) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Infested

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

887849406

Responsibility statement

Brooke Borel

Sub title

how the bed bug infiltrated our bedrooms and took over the world

Table Of Contents

Prologue : Mysterious bites -- Cryptic insect : meet the bed bug -- The fall : DDT and the slaying of the beast -- The forgotten era : out of sight, out of mind -- The return : a pyrethroid paradox -- Annihilation : by any means necessary -- Fear : when things go bite in the night -- Money : the Wild West of the bed bug economy -- Mysterious rash : the psychological toll of travel -- The origin of a species : the bed bug's beginning -- Epilogue : Horror, curiosity, and joy -- Appendix 1. Brooke's bed bug guide -- Appendix 2. Bed bug songs -- Appendix 3. Bed bug literature -- Appendix 4. Bed bug limericks

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