Category: Bed Bug Inspection info

How Do You Get Rid of Bed Bug Eggs?

How Do You Get Rid of Bed Bug Eggs? Image of bed bug eggs

The first thing you learn about bed bugs is where there’s one there’s sure to be others. More importantly, perhaps, there’s sure to be bed bug eggs. Getting rid of bed bugs is one thing, and we’ve talked at length about the various methods exterminators use to eliminate bed bugs. But bed bugs eggs are […]

What Can You Do About Bed Bugs in the Workplace

What Can You Do About Bed Bugs in the Workplace

We tend to think of bed bugs as exclusively household pests. But bed bugs also infest businesses and office buildings. We’ve said it before and it bears repeating – bed bugs go where people go. So the workplace isn’t off limits. Not by a long shot. That’s why businesses need to have a bed bug […]

Most Unusual Places to Find Bed Bugs

Most Unusual Places to Find Bed Bugs

They’re one of the most intrusive and troublesome pests in the country. Science calls them Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus. But you and I know them better as bed bugs. Over the last several decades bed bugs have moved from near extinction to become one of the most common household pests in America. Whether you […]

5 Benefits of Hiring a Licensed Bed Bug Removal Specialist

5 Benefits of Hiring a Licensed Bed Bug Removal Specialist

Bed bug infestations are notoriously difficult to eliminate. It can start innocently enough. You pick up a stray bed bug or two and bring them into your home. After a while you begin to notice some of the tell-tale signs of activity – bite marks, bed bug rashes, mattress stains. Once that happens you’re looking […]

Bed Bug Trauma – The Hidden Impact of Infestations

Bed Bug Trauma – The Hidden Impact of Infestations

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 […]

2022 End of Year Bed Bug Roundup

2022 End of Year Bed Bug Roundup

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, […]

What to Do if You Find Bed Bugs in Your Clothes

What to Do if You Find Bed Bugs in Your Clothes

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 […]

Can Your Landlord Know if You Bring in Bed Bugs?

Can Your Landlord Know if You Bring in Bed Bugs?

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 […]

When do Bed Bugs Come out to Feed?

When do Bed Bugs Come out to Feed?

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 […]