Scott Palatnik

How to Safely Clean Bed Bug Infested Toys

How to Safely Clean Bed Bug Infested Toys

When someone discovers they have a bed bug infestation in the home their first response is usually to call in a professional inspection and removal service. It’s the most effective action to take under the circumstances, and the only way to ensure successful elimination of these troublesome pests. However, in the aftermath of a bed […]

Everything You Need to Know About Baby Bed Bugs

Everything You Need to Know About Baby Bed Bugs

Americans across the country have been experiencing an unexpected, and wholly unwelcome, resurgence in bed bug infestation over the last several decades. Once considered a pest of the past, bed bugs have returned in full force to worry homes and families from coast to coast. In fact, according to the latest statistics, one out of […]

Bed Bugs Plague Plattsburgh Tenants

Bed Bugs Plague Plattsburgh Tenants

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 […]

Bed Bugs on Clothes – Laundering Tips to Eliminate Bed Bugs

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?

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

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

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 […]

Bed Bugs Infest 911 Dispatch Center in the Bronx

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

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 […]