their property values and be seen as suffering a blight typically associated with "lower classes." Local Law 69 in New York City requires owners of buildings with three or more units to provide their tenants and potential tenants with reports of bedbug history in each unit. They must also prominently post these listings and reports in their building. Idiom "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite," is a traditional saying. Literature The Bedbug (Russian: Клоп, Klop) is a play by Vladimir Mayakovsky written in 1928–1929 How the Bed Bug Infiltrated Our Bedrooms and Took Over the World was written by Brooke Borel. Research Bed bug secretions can inhibit the growth of some bacteria and fungi; antibacterial components from the bed bug could be used against human pathogens, and be a source of pharmacologically active molecules as a resource for the discovery of new drugs. References External links Bed bug on the University of Florida/IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Bed bugs – University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital Department of Medical Entomology Understanding and Controlling Bed Bugs – National Pesticide Information Center CISR: Center for Invasive Species Research More information on Bed Bugs, with many photos and video EPA bedbugs information page A Code of Practice for the Control of Bed Bugs in Australia (draft 4th Ed.), ICPMR & AEPMA, Sydney, Australia, September 2011. . . Cimicidae Hematophages Household pest insects Parasitic bugs Wikipedia medicine articles ready to translate Delusional parasitosis