New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is coming under fire from commuters and employees after bed bugs were once again found at the Continental Master Control Tower in Forest Hills. This is the second infestation at the facility over the course of several weeks. The previous infestation, which forced the facility’s closure due to fumigation, […]
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Local Authorities Investigate Walmart Bed Bug Attack
Authorities are investigating the appearance of pill bottles filled with live bed bugs at a Washington Township Walmart. An employee at the big box retailer first discovered the bed bug loaded pill bottles in a boy’s jacket left hanging in a men’s department changing room That employee quickly notified management and the jacket and pill […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Gray Lady Has Bed Bugs – New York Times Infested
I think it’s probably safe to say that most newspapers would prefer to merely print the news rather than make the news. Unfortunately, there are times when the news outlet becomes the headline. That’s just what happened earlier this month when the New York Times sent out an alert that bed bugs had been found […]
New York City Ranks 2nd for Worst Bed Bug Infestations
There are some awards no one wants to win, and topping the list of bed bug infested cities in the US is one of them. A new report tracking the 50 most bed bug infested cities in the United States has just been released, and while New York City hasn’t hit the top spot it […]
Bed Bugs Once Walked with Dinosaurs
Every so often we like to dip into the ongoing news cycle and present our regular readers with stories that we hope they will find interesting. Typically, these stories involve high profile bed bug sightings that illustrate just how pervasive these parasites can be. This time, however, we have something a little different. This week […]
Louisiana Couple Sues Disney Over Bed Bug Attacks
Disney World is often referred to as the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’, and it attracts visitors from all over the globe. But a Louisiana family’s recent trip to the world’s most popular tourist attraction turned out to be less than cheery, leaving the trio covered in bed bug bites and with some very unwelcome traveling […]
Bed Bugs Bite Manhattan’s Landmark Apple Store
Mid-town Manhattan is a tourist’s Meccas for visitors to the Big Apple, and one of the highlights of any trip to the city is a stop at the 5th avenue Apple Store. More than just a place of business, the tech giant’s landmark shop front has become a major attraction for visitors to NYC. But […]