For reasons still unknown, bedbugs really seem to like the state of Ohio. The problem is so dire in Cincinnati that some people with infested apartments have resorted to sleeping on the streets.
Kabbalistic texts mention that outbreaks are one of the signs of the crisis. However, the crisis is caused by man’s imbalance with Nature. Nature is interconnected and it requires that people:
1. Consume only as much as necessary for their existence
2. Develop a connection among each other as one body
Failure to fulfill these conditions results in nonconformity and imbalance with Nature, which leads to all sorts of negative consequences. However, all of these are caused by us, by our behavior.