Bed Bugs Populations are Rising; Scientists Suggest Doing Your Washing to Avoid an Attack

Waking up from a night’s sleep to realise you’ve come under the attack of bed bugs is not a pleasant experience, and now there appears to be a global spike in infestations — so how do you avoid getting bitten? The message for travellers and Australians living in share-houses from a team of British scientists is that putting off doing the washing could be the problem.