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Almost got rid of them for good after world war i until ddt and other pesticides were banned and they had a come back. in new york city confirmed infestations jumped from 82 in 2004 to more than 4,000 last year. the big apple still tops a list put out by terminex ever cities with the biggest bedbug problem followed by philadelphia at number two and detroit at number three. a surprise four of the top 15 are in ohio. middle america. it's all fodder for psychiatric consultations. >>it's a mystery because you can't see them so well, particularly bedbugs and also the sense of loss of control. >> re...

Hotel. >> i heard about that. >> they are not happy. >> who would be? >> lauren, there is nothing wrong with defending ddt. you can ask anybody who died of malaria since it was bad. >> that's all i'm saying. >> she was looking out, andy. >> she was clearly looking out. >> as far as the debate, can't it beset el ited by the fact that twice as many people who made less than 50 grand a year had bed bugs compared to those with higher incomes? >> we both got bed ug about -- bed bugs. >> they can live for a year without food or air. well, you got half of that down. >> i know you have to put them in ...

>> this issue scares the daylight out of me. my policy is when my friends have bed bugs, they are no longer my friends. several owe me money, but i don't care. they are off my list. >> what do they do? >> they live for a year without eating or no air. there is no winning. you have to put it in a vault and they stay there for a year before they die. it is a nightmare. >> i tell you, they just have to bring ddt back in and that's the end of the problem. >> they might get cancer, but so be it. >> with wes tau sides, all risks -- with pesticides, all risks are exaggerated. >> no, no. ddt, bring it...

>> i taunt them to death. >> lauren, they say it is because they banned the product of an environmentalist movement that caused the death of many people when they banned it including malaria. shouldn't it be due to environmentals and shouldn't they be killed? >> i want you to defend ddt. >> yes, that's what they say and one theory circulating why we have such a bed bug infestation. we have a lot of cockroaches and rats and disgusting varmints in new york. i don't think bed bugs are the worst. they are worse. and they bite. >> we choose certain insects we like and certain we don't. >> i would e...

Here is that in key west, florida, some positive key -- mosquitoes are taking hold. we've seen so far 18 cases this year among people that live in key west. shannon: can we sequester the people, that's question number one, can we sequester mosquitoes? how do we stop it? >> so that i don't alarm anyone out there, you're not going to catch it from someone. i can't give it to you. your second question is really an important one, what are we going to do about the mosquitoes? guess what? we have so many laws against pesticides, these mosquitoes are killed by ddt. we can't use that. no still water i...