The latest weapon in the battle against bedbugsluggage

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Amy Langfield CNBC

Oct. 7, 2014 at 11:37 AM ET

Bedbugs have not gone away, they've just found new places to hide.

It's been a few years since the media hysteria peakedalong with cases of itchy people desperately dousing themselves or furniture with flammable liquidsbut the problem is as bad as ever, according to industry officials. In the last few weeks, the pests have been found practically everywhere, from New York City subways to Naval Academy dorm rooms. And a survey last week by pest-management company Orkin finds renters fear bedbugs over anything else. "Bedbugs have increased dramatically as a public health pest throughout the country," the Environmental Protection Agency reports.

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What's the latest weapon in the battle against bedbugs? Luggage.

Not surprisingly, the number of bedbug-fighting products has grown as well. More than 300 different products are now registered by the EPA for use against them (though that doesn't indicate an endorsement).

The latest weapon in the battle against bedbugs? Luggage.

"The Achilles' heel of a bedbug is heat. They die if it gets to 140 degrees," said James Bell, CEO of a company that makes luggage that reaches temperatures hot enough to kill bedbugs and their eggs.

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