When it comes to household pests bed bugs may be the most insidious and unwelcome. They invade our homes, evade detection, and feed on our blood when we’re asleep and at our must vulnerable. While it’s true that bed bugs don’t carry or spread diseases they do cause physical and emotional pain in their victims. […]
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Shopping for Online Bargains? Beware of Bed Bugs.
We’ve talked before about the dangers of buying second-hand merchandise. There’s always a chance the bargains you find may come with an unwanted surprise or two. In a word (well, in two words I guess) – bed bugs. Whenever we touch on the subject, however, we tend to focus on neighborhood thrift stores. Physical shop […]
Apartment Living – What To Do if Your Neighbor Has Bed Bugs?
There’s a lot to be said for apartment living. Affordable rent, cost-free maintenance, and easy access to the kind of amenities that make living in an apartment of condo an attractive alternative to buying a house. But apartment living also has some disadvantages. No, I don’t mean noisy neighbors and tight parking spaces. I’m referring […]
Are Apartments at a Higher Risk for Bed Bugs?
Bed bug infestations in the US are at an all time high. Both residential and non-residential properties are increasingly vulnerable to these pests. It seems that no place is safe. But are some properties more vulnerable than others? That’s a tricky question to answer. We know that bed bugs are parasites. They rely on human […]
Man Releases Bed Bugs in Maine City Hall
They say you can’t fight city hall. And it’s true. Rarely, if ever, does it turn out well. But recently an Augusta, Maine man took a new kind of fight to his local government. Frustrated with city policies, and desperate to see action on his case, an un-named resident walked into Augusta City Center and […]
How to Build a Do-It-Yourself Bed Bug Trap
One of the most annoying things about bed bugs is their talent for hiding. As if the biting and the blood drinking weren’t bad enough, a colony of bed bugs can evade detection for months. Effectively feeding and breeding right under our noses until their numbers become to great to ignore. That’s why early detection […]
What Should You Do If Your Neighbor Has Bed Bugs?
When it comes to household pests none are quite so devastating and frustrating to deal with than bed bugs. Once bed bugs stake their claim on your home or office it can be a very real challenge to remove them. Bed bugs are resilient, and they can withstand many of the types of attacks that […]
How Long Can Bed Bugs Survive Outside?
With the growing number of bed bug infestations across the country people are becoming much more interested in the behavior of these blood-sucking little parasites. How do they reproduce? What are their feeding habits? Where in the world are they coming from? One question we hear a lot is “Can bed bugs live outside and […]
New Windsor Senior Housing Residents Struggle with Bed Bug Infestation
New Windsor Senior Housing is facing a growing bed bug problem. Residents of the senior housing complex have been struggling with an ongoing infestation, one that the property management company seems to be unable, or unwilling, to eliminate. At least six residents of the housing facility have lodged formal complaints with Devon Management, the property’s […]
French Government Fights Parisian Bed Bug Invasion
Bed bugs have once again become a major pest problem affecting cities throughout the United States. But American homeowners aren’t the only ones coming to grips with an ongoing invasion of these blood-sucking parasites. European cities are facing their own bed bug invasions, and one of the hottest of the international hot spots is the […]
