Seven Surefire Ways to Fight Bed Bugs

Will you let bedbugs hitchhike on you? (istockphoto)

(CBS) Bedbugs are back and badder than ever.

Although the nasty bloodsucking pests were largely eradicated through the use of DDT in the 1940's - they are beginning to rear their ugly heads again and are infesting people's workplaces, hotels and homes.

From sightings in fancy five-star hotels to movie theatres to clothing stores - seemingly no place is safe.

Worse, since bedbugs like to hitchhike, if you visit a place with bedbugs you might wind up bringing them home.

So, CBS News asked a group of extermination experts for the ins and outs of handling these bloodsucking mini-monsters and hopefully keeping them out of your life.

Here's what they had to say.

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Bedbugs! 7 Ways to Beat Them

[littleladybird09]

Never heard of the cold sore remember for bites but worth a try.

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[Pennierich]

I have found that using Abreva Cold Sor Remedy does wonders to releive the burn and itch of insect bites. I do not know if it has been "approved" by the USDA or FDA for this use, but it has worked on mosquito, ant, chigger and spider bites. Worth a try if you are suffering.

I imagine it would work for Bed Bug bites as well. Thankfully, I haven't had that problem, yet.

Just a spot on the bite, then repeat after several hours if the itch returns.