Hello, hello bug lovers! Today's episode of Arthro-Pod features Mike, Jody, and Jonathan discussing the impacts of bed bugs on our lives. Just thinking about the little blood suckers can cause you to start itching and just mentioning them strikes fear in the hearts of many. The Arthro-Pod gang breaks down just where bed bugs came from (evolutionarily speaking), what they do to our bodies, and where we encounter them.  Since it is the holiday season for many listeners, there is also some discussion on how to keep yourself from picking up bed bugs while traveling to see friends or family.  Show Notes:   Bed Bug Information Let’s Beat the Bug – University of Minnesota https://www.bedbugs.umn.edu/ New York State Integrated Pest Management https://nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/bed-bugs/ Rutgers https://njaes.rutgers.edu/bed-bug/ University of Kentucky https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef636          Virginia Tech https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/ENTO/ENTO-31/ENTO-31.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency https://www.epa.gov/bedbugs/bed-bug-clearinghouse-topic Articles Mentioned in Podcast: Sensitivity Spectrum: Human Reactions to Bed Bug Bites from PCT: https://www.pctonline.com/article/pct1002_bedbugs/      Book: Advances in the Biology and Management of Modern Bed Bugs (2018) Edited by Stephen Doggett, Dini Miller and Chow-Yang Lee, Wiley Blackwell https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Advances+in+the+Biology+and+Management+of+Modern+Bed+Bugs-p-9781119171522          Bed Bugs: Souvenirs to Avoid When Traveling https://lancaster.unl.edu/nebline/2018/mar18/NeblineMar18p4.pdf What to Do If Your Airplane Has Bed Bugs    https://vitals.lifehacker.com/what-to-do-if-your-airplane-is-full-of-bedbugs-1819881439    How to Spot Bed Bugs in Your Airplane Seat https://www.rd.com/advice/travel/how-to-spot-bed-bugs-in-your-airplane-seat/ Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @JLarson_UNL, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  We're also on Stitcher! This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0