A lighthearted look at news, events, culture and everyday life in New York.______________________ <\/p>\n
By Nina Pajak <\/p>\n
According to new research reported in theNew York Daily News, the presence of alcohol in a persons blood curbs the growth and egg production of feasting bed bugs. Turns out theyre all teetotalers, and if they detect youve been hitting the sauce, they eat less. <\/p>\n
Oh, Santa. Youdo exist! <\/p>\n
A wonderfulentomology Ph.D. candidate at the University of Nebraska by the name of Ralph Narain (aka. my hero) has just presented the results of his study at a conference on urban entomology in Atlanta. It turns out that bed bugs who fed on sober blood laid 44 eggs and doubled in size, while the ones who got inadvertently tooootally wasted only laid around twelve eggs and grew 12.5% on average. <\/p>\n
More: Top Tips For Keeping Your Home Free Of Bed Bugs <\/p>\n
Okay, sure, a dozen eggs is still much, much worse than zero, but its way better than 44! For those like me who are deathly terrified of the suckers, well take any good news we can get. And for those like me who will use any excuse to treat herself to a glass (or three) of wine, well. This is like a little gift. A gift of validatednay, encouraged! self-medication. I wont lie: Ive had to Pinot Noir myself to sleep on many a bug-phobic insomniac night. This news just means that instead of shame, I should feel vindicated! Or at least somewhat productive. <\/p>\n
Maybe the bugs will evolve to learn to avoid we booze hounds entirely. Theyll be able to smell it on our breath or through our pores, like little vampire insect highway cops or prohibition agents. <\/p>\n
This one smells like an after hours gin joint, fellas. <\/p>\n
Quick! To the Mormon family across the hall! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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