Scott Palatnik

Dealing with a bed bug infestation can be a harrowing experience. Fortunately, we know that bed bugs do not carry any diseases. They can not, and do not, transmit diseases to their human victims. However, that doesn’t mean that they do not affect our health. One of the most unfortunate, and rarely discussed, aspects of […]

Over the last several years the uptick in bed bug infestations across the country have made these pests more than a little newsworthy. That’s why every year at about this time we publish our annual end of year bed bug roundup. It’s an opportunity to highlight a few of the more interesting, and sometimes outlandish, […]

Winter is here and we’re all getting our first taste of this season’s arctic chill. So the time has come to start digging into closets and drawers to fetch out the family’s warmest coats, blankets, sweaters, and mittens. But what are the chances your winter clothes are hiding some unexpected pests? What should you do […]

Bed bugs are a growing and, if you’ll forgive the pun, quickly spreading problem for apartment dwellers and landlords across the country. Indeed, apartment complexes and other multiunit buildings are pretty much the perfect habitat for these pests. Lots of people. Lots of hiding spaces. It all plays to the bed bugs’ strengths. What Makes […]

We’ve learned a lot about bed bugs over the years. We know now that these pests have been around, in one form or another, for over 100 million years. The fossilized remains of bed bugs have been found in archaeological digs around the world. They’ve even been mentioned in texts dating back to ancient Egypt […]

We’ve said it before but it bears repeating – bed bugs are champion hitchhikers. It’s the single most common way bed bugs spread from place to place. Unsuspecting travelers often accidentally transport these pests from location to location in unchecked suitcases and packages. It doesn’t matter if you’re traveling across country or across town. The […]

As I look through the window next to my desk I’m noticing the first signs of autumn. Leaves are falling and the trees will soon be bare. Winter is on its way and many of us will be soon be cranking up the heat and bundling up against the winter chill. But how does the […]

We often talk about what to do when you find yourself facing a bed bug infestation. Knowing how to battle a full scale invasion of these blood-sucking pests is no small matter, and we try to provide information that is helpful and straightforward. But an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Learning […]

One of the first signs of a bed bug infestation is the appearance of bites on one or more members of your family. But that doesn’t necessarily make them a viable early warning system. It takes some time for a bed bug population to grow and an infestation may be well under way before any […]

As we bid farewell to the warm days of summer it seems like the perfect opportunity to tackle one of the more common questions we get around here. Specifically, “Is there a bed bug season?”. You’d think that the chillier nights of fall would bring some respite from these hungry pests. After all, we’re used […]