GAINESVILLE- Bed bugs are a growing problem everywhere and transient cities like Gainesville are ripe for the bloodsuckers.

A new website launched by a team at the University of Florida is designed to help people get a handle on these pests.

Assistant Extension Scientist, Dr. Faith Oi hopes to put an end to the fear factor surrounding bed bugs with a recently launched website to inform the public on bed bug introduction, prevention and management.

Oi says, "there's something about having a bloodsucking living right with you that really freaks people out."

Oi says that rental properties occupied by college students are the most common areas in Gainesville where infestations occur.

 visit the bed bug site here