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Bed bugs have made their way back into the public conscious in the last few years, bouncing back from near-extinction in the United States. Often associated with dirt and filth, bed bugs can infest any home, hotel, or store; anywhere they can find warmth and a food source.

They are small insects that are attracted to heat and feed on human blood. They are about the size of an apple seed, brownish in color, and have flat abdomens. They are masters of infestations and have become a public health concern.

Because of their reputation for causing torment to people while they sleep, and the their recent bout in a well-known retail store, bed bugs have become a notorious pest that are notoriously difficult to get rid of.

Since most often bed bugs are brought into your home when you travel, hitching rides on your luggage, it is important to check your lodgings when you travel thoroughly and avoid putting your luggage on the floor.

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  • Were you aware that May is “National Pet Month”?


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    Were you aware that May is “National Pet Month”?   Lots of us own pets, from cats to snakes and because of this we can also from time to time get uninvited pests including ticks and other vermin. In Arizona we don’t get fleas very often but we do encounter ticks on a regular basis. So what can you do to ...
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  • Iowa tenants will proceed with class action suit against landlord


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    Remember the low income, elderly, and disabled tenants of Elsie Mason Manor and Ligutti Tower in Des Moines, Iowa, who said they lived with bed bugs without treatment for more than two years? In... [[This is a summary only. Please visit Bedbugger.com to read the rest of the article!]]
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  • Bed Bugs Attack Kayunga District


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    By our reporter Strange bed bugs have attacked the residents of Kangulumira Sub County in Kayunga district. The areas that have been seriously affected are kigayaza parish, Kavule town and Bukeeka town. The area MP Patrick Nsanja says the bed bugs are resistant to the usual vector control drugs available on the market ...
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  • Western’s Phil Pierce Talks Bed Bugs in Hotel Management Magazine


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    Bed bugs are an issue for hotels throughout the year, but they are especially troublesome during the travel high season, when conditions conspire to make bed bug control top of mind. With customers racing to offer online reviews of their hotel stays, it can put your brand reputation at risk. That makes early bed bug ...
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  • What do you want to know by ProBest Pest Management!


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    Spiders are considered venomous , which means they secrete venom and inject it into their prey by biting. Some people mistakenly call spiders poisonous, but this is incorrect because they are not toxic if ingested. Mosquitoes have forty-seven teeth. Honeybees are far more dangerous than snakes. Bees kill more ...
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  • Bug-bomb Foggers Are No Match for Bed Bugs


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    Bug-bomb Foggers Are No Match for Bed Bugs Lanham, MD;  Consumer products known as “bug bombs” or “foggers” have been sold for decades for use against many common household insects. However, recent research published in the Journal of Economic Entomology (JEE) shows these products to be ineffective ...
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  • How Do You Know If You Have Bed Bugs?


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      It may seem like a silly question, but if you have never had bed bugs – How DO you know if you have bed bugs for sure? If you’ve never been a victim of bed bugs and their annoyingly itchy bites, consider yourself lucky… Lucky because out of all the pest problems to have in the world, having an ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Bedbugs Invading Hospitals and Nursing Homes


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    Bedbugs continue to be a big problem and it seems like they are getting worse. An article by Jen Wieczner is all about how hospitals and nursing homes are now having to deal with them. It makes perfect sense if you think about it. People from all over are being admitted to hospitals and the staff is busy checking you ...
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  • Bed Bugs Found in Scary New Place


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    Bed Bugs Found in Scary New Place : As if adapting to health-care reform and curbing the “nightmare bacteria” weren’t challenge enough, hospitals are increasingly plagued by another problem: Bedbugs. Another reason to educate yourself on the signs of bed bugs and how to prevent them - they’re popping up ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Bed bugs at Bay Area, California Starbucks


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    A Bay Area Starbucks recently had bed bugs — according to NBC Bay Area news — for over two months. According to NBC Bay Area News, two women were getting ready to leave a Starbucks in... [[This is a summary only. Please visit Bedbugger.com to read the rest of the article!]]
    3 weeks ago

  • 10% of all movie theaters have reported this problem that could scare customers away


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    Remember when Web Watch told you about the rise in bed bug infestations? It ends up that things haven’t waned since we originally reported on that, and new reports show that BED BUGS ARE BECOMING MORE RAMPANT THAN EVER BEFORE. BuggyBeds Bed Bug Trap (as seen on Shark Tank) According to a RECENT SURVEY FROM [...]No ...
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  • Yale Pest Elimination Warns of Rising Bed Bug Infestions


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    "Bed bug infestations need to be treated immediately as the bugs bite and may cause allergic reactions," according to Jim Miller of Yale Termite and Pest Elimination (YalePest.com). Ansonia, CT (April 25, 2013) -- According to a survey conducted by the NPMA and the University of Kentucky, 95 percent of ...
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  • Who cares about bugs and rodents?


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    Who cares about bugs and rodents?   Each and every day I’m reminded of the valuable service ProBest Pest Management offers, why you ask? Let me share some of my most memorable days of Public Health: Customer called me because they couldn’t even get into their home because the fleas were so plentiful. In ...
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  • Mostly, people just want to talk about traumatic insemination. Discuss.


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    Bed bug sex, bed bug sex, bed bug sex.  People just cannot stop talking about bed bug sex. Occasionally, people write about bed bugs’ effect on human sex, for example, this article from GQ. But... [[This is a summary only. Please visit Bedbugger.com to read the rest of the article!]]
    3 weeks ago

  • Has This Nasty Pest Met its Match?


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      If there’s one thing you don’t want to run into when you’re on vacation, it’s bed bugs! They’re the scourge of big cities around the world. New York City, for instance, spends tens of millions of dollars each year to try to control the problem. Luckily, one team of scientists at the University of ...
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  • So What’s New?


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    Well, I’m depressed. Horribly, awfully, terribly depressed. Can’t get out of bed depressed. It’s a good thing I have a dog, or I wouldn’t have gotten dressed for a month or two. Yes, I’ve been to the doctor, she tweaked my thyroid meds and put me on high doses of some vitamins I tested low on. Yes, I’ve ...
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  • A Really Great Way On Staying Free Of Bed Bugs


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    Staying bed bug free (via Montevideo American News )
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  • How To Get Rid Of Bed Bug Bites


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    Image via Flickr Take care of your bed bugs bites It is no secret that bed bug bites are frustrating. What can be secret about these bites, though, are some of the symptoms that people do not tell you about. Most people find that bed bug bites do not show up for about a week after they take place and almost ...
    4 weeks ago

  • Banish the Bugs


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    Is anything lurking beneath? Unfortunately, bugs and vermin are everywhere. No matter how much you would prefer to deny it, hundreds of us face daily battles with rats, mice and insects. Another major and common contender are bed bugs – but what exactly are they, and are they harmful? Bed bugs are parasitic ...
    4 weeks ago

  • Bed Bugs in Rogers Park


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    In July of 2011, when two of my Rogers Park friends brought up personal bed bug stories in their buildings,  I decided to elaborate on how wide-spread these pests have become in our community. This is the 2013 follow-up. In in a previous article I documented a quick search of  The Bed Bug Registery ...
    4 weeks ago

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