U.S. firms scramble to create best bed bug killer | reuters.com
Inventors will try just about anything to kill bed bugs -- reddish-brown, blood-sucking parasites that are invading hotels, homes, hospitals, offices and university dormitories. America's obsession with bed bugs has led to a rush of entrepreneurs seeking profit from exterminating them, and about 75 companies gathered this week in hopes of launching the perfect beg bug killer.