Bed bugs and landlords don’t always mix well, and for further proof, we need only refer to a recent story from Plattsburgh, New York. Local resident Dan Hill has been living on Elizabeth Street for more than three years, and up until recently has had few if any problems to report. However, in October of […]
Scott Palatnik
Bed Bugs on Clothes – Laundering Tips to Eliminate Bed Bugs
It’s no secret that bed bug infestations are on the rise. These blood-sucking parasites have made a full-throttled return to our shores, and bed bug activity is plaguing families throughout the country. These biting insects make no allowances for taste or decorum and are as likely to invade a modest suburban home as they are […]
Can Bed Bugs Come Back after a Professional Treatment?
Once your professional bed bug treatment has been completed, and the infestation has been fully eradicated, you should be able to rest assured that your nightmare is over. The blood-sucking pests have been beaten back, and the invasion is at an end. From here on out, your worries are over and you’ll never have to […]
South Park High School Invaded by Bed Bugs
Parents of students attending a Buffalo high school are concerned that their children may be spending their school day with bed bugs. A recent Facebook post from the South Buffalo Neighborhood Watch alerted parents and students to a possible bed bug infestation at South Park High School. It didn’t take long for the post to go […]
Tips for Avoiding Bed Bugs this Holiday Season
Halloween is over, the weather is turning, and the clocks are all falling back. As the days begin to grow shorter and the temperature starts to dip it’s a clear sign that the holiday season is once more upon us. It’s time for family celebrations, office parties, and time well spent in the company of […]
Fall Weather and Bed Bugs
Fall is here, and soon the weather will be turning. Days will be getting shorter and cooler air will soon be gliding in from the north. It’s just about time to get the heavy blankets out of storage and drag those cold weather sweaters out from the back of the closet. Summer is in retreat […]
Bed Bugs Infest 911 Dispatch Center in the Bronx
911 operators are used to answering calls from people in distress, and they do their best to direct first responders to their destinations with speed and efficiency. But for a 911 call-center in the Bronx the emergency was right under their feet. Please State the Nature of the Emergency Beginning in June of this year […]
How to Tell the Difference between a Bed Bug Bite and a Mosquito Bite
I was chatting with an old friend over the weekend. She’s living out of state now, and has just moved into a new apartment. It’s an older building, an early 1900s mansion that’s been turned into flats. She had fallen in love with the place, at least until she started talking to some of her […]
What All Parents Need to Know About Toddlers and Bed Bug Bites
No parent wants to discover that they and their children are sharing their home with a hungry colony of bed bugs. Unfortunately, bed bug infestations are becoming increasingly common, and families all over the country are waking up to find that their homes have become host to an invading force of these blood sucking little […]
The Gray Lady Has Bed Bugs – New York Times Infested
I think it’s probably safe to say that most newspapers would prefer to merely print the news rather than make the news. Unfortunately, there are times when the news outlet becomes the headline. That’s just what happened earlier this month when the New York Times sent out an alert that bed bugs had been found […]
