Scott Palatnik

Over the last several decades, bed bugs have made a staggering return to American homes. Once thought all but eradicated from our shores, these invasive pests have returned with a vengeance. As a pest these blood-suckers are quick to spread throughout communities, but difficult to eliminate once they become entrenched in a home, office, or […]

Bed bugs are much more than a household nuisance. True, a bed bug infestation can be frustrating, infuriating even. But the long-term ramifications of a large-scale bed bug infestation go far beyond the daily irritation of sharing your living space with parasites and pests. The frustration of a bed bug infestation extends beyond the cost […]

It’s a new year, and that means a good many of us will be moving into a long cold stretch of winter. The days are short and the nights are long; and the temperatures are sure to dip closer to the single digits before we can celebrate the coming of spring. In other words – […]

Where do people most often come into contact with bed bugs? If you ask a majority of people the most common answer will probably be ‘hotels’.  It’s a good answer, and hotels and motels are indeed one of the hottest of hot spots for bed bug activity. But they are far from the only places […]

When a bed bug bites someone it’s highly unlikely that the victim will fee the attack at the time. In the majority of cases the victim doesn’t feel the bite, and doesn’t exhibit any definite signs of being bitten, until well after the bites have occurred. The time it takes for a bed bug bite […]

There are a few characteristics that define the common bed bug. We’re all well aware of the first, and probably foremost, characteristic – they feed on human blood. But bed bugs are also notorious for being champion hitchhikers. Using their hosts to transport them to new and more rewarding environments. Finally, bed bugs are masters […]

Bed bugs are small sedentary creatures entirely dependent upon the blood of their hosts for sustenance. Their mobility is relatively restricted; they can neither fly nor jump and are fairly slow when compared to other predatory insects. But in spite of these limitations bed bugs have no trouble keeping up with their human hosts. They […]

Bed bugs feed on the blood of their human hosts. That taste for blood probably tops the list of reasons people find bed bugs so repulsive. But if bed bugs feed exclusively on human blood, do they develop preferences for specific blood types? In other words, is a bed bug more likely to choose one […]

The first thing people realize when dealing with a bed bug infestation is just how little they really understand about these blood-hungry little pests. Sure, everyone probably knows that bed bugs are parasites. We know that they feed on the blood of human hosts. It’s probably also a good bet that most of us have […]