Columbus slipping on list of bed bug-infested cities

But that won't quite be cause for celebration at the 10th Annual Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force Summit, a public forum dedicated to providing all the latest research and guidance on the maddening, tenacious, blood-sucking pests. "What we ideally want to see is a decline," said Susan Jones, an Ohio State University entomologist and member of the Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force.