Category: Bed Bug Inspection info

Bed bugs have become a growing problem for businesses throughout the country. While we tend to focus on hotels and resorts as hot spots for these pests general retail establishments have also been experiencing a noticeable uptick in bed bug infestations. Bed bugs are most commonly introduced to retail shops via employees and customers. In […]

Just the mention of bed bugs can cause your stress levels to sky rocket. The very thought of these blood-sucking pests infesting your home or workplace makes the skin crawl. Anyone who has ever found themselves in the middle of a bed bug infestation can attest to the anxiety it can cause. Naturally, the first […]

It’s official. Spring has sprung. And we all know what that means. Right now college students across the United States are making their plans for spring break. They’re breaking into party groups, figuring out where they’re going to go on their holiday, and adding up how much it’s going to cost them (or more likely […]

New York City has topped a lot of lists in its time. It’s been singled out as tops in culture and nightlife; fine food and live music; diversity and creativity. The Big Apple has even topped the list of most popular branded merchandise. But there are some top ten lists no city wants land on, […]

There was a time, not so very long ago, when bed bug infestations were something of a rarity. In fact, there are generations of Americans that grew up with little or no experience of these blood-sucking pests. Bed bugs had become hardly more than characters in nursery rhymes and bed time stories. But those days […]

Bed bugs don’t exist in a vacuum. Like every other living creature on Earth they are a small part of a large and complex ecosystem. And like any other creature in that ecosystem they have their own place on the food chain. They have, in short, a variety of natural predators. Predators that are more […]

Bed bugs are nocturnal pests. They hide by day and hunt by night. That can make finding bed bugs a challenge. Not only are they small and stealthy, but they’re also smart enough to stay out of sight during the day. When we’re all fast asleep, tucked up warm in our beds, these blood-suckers come […]

Adult bed bugs are roughly the size of an apple seed. That’s small, but not so small that they can’t be seen by the naked eye. So to survive bed bugs have had to learn how to hide from their hosts. That talent allows them to evade detection by their hosts and survive long enough […]

Old man winter is knocking at the door. Days are becoming shorter and cold winds are wandering down from the North. It would be nice to think that as we trudge through the seasonal snow and ice we would, at the very least, get a few months reprieve from our old nemesis the bed bug. […]

Bed bugs can turn up in some pretty surprising places. Most of these places make sense when you think about it. Homes, offices, and public buildings all see a lot of human traffic and as we know where people go bed bugs are sure to follow. But these pests can also turn up in places […]