the Professional Pest Management Alliance is reminding us that June 7-13, 2015 has been designated as national Bed Bug Awareness Week. This week was chosen to coincide with the beginning of summer travel.
VIEW MOREThe National Pest Management Association has just released the results of its 2015 bed bug survey of pest control companies. The Bugs Without Borders survey found (no surprise here) that bed bug infestations in the U.S. continue at a high level with 99.6% of surveyed companies having treated for bed bugs in the past year.
VIEW MOREA summer camp provides an ideal environment, from a bed bug’s perspective. Lots of warm bodies sleeping in close proximity and wooden cabins with lots of daytime hiding places in cracks and crevices. Even when a summer camp is only in use for a few warm weather months, bed bugs can easily survive a cold winter when there are no campers to feed on.
VIEW MORESchool is drawing to a close in most areas. Parents are looking forward to a peaceful summer as they send the kids off to summer camp. But, summer camp may not be quite the carefree, safe escape for children that it used to be… largely thanks to bed bugs. The possibility of your child being bitten by bed bugs and then bringing them home to the family is a new concern for campers’ parents.
VIEW MOREAll bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs. Learn why bed bugs are true bugs and what that means.
VIEW MOREA concerned property owner in Rochester, New Hampshire recently asked me if I could tell how long bed bugs had been in an apartment. With legislation in place regarding bed bug infestation and the responsibility of property owners, his concerns were justifiable. New Hampshire now mandates that bed bug or other infestations are the responsibility
VIEW MOREMy wife is not really fond of insects, and on our recent trip I was reminded of this fact once again. After I tore apart our room at the resort and pronounced the all clear for bedbugs, that didn’t mean there were not insects in the room. There were some, but I just didn’t care about
VIEW MOREBy now I hope at least a few of you out there have read either me or others preaching about the importance of inspecting your hotel room for bedbugs while traveling, and last week I got a chance to follow my own advice. Even with my vacation trip last week, I believe I’m still the least traveled
VIEW MOREWintertime is the time for colds, the flu, and allergies too. Insect allergens (cockroaches, lady beetles, and perhaps bed bugs) are associated with asthma.
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