In the past decade bed bugs have been making a resurgence in the homes across the globe. These small warm blood feeding insects do not transmit disease, but many people do have reactions to their bites. The bed bug populations of a home will often be overlooked until they the entire home is infested. In [...]
Bed Bug Pill Might Be Coming Soon!
February 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The fight against bed bugs has been going on for centuries. Every few years there is a new method that is developed. A new method of bed bug control that is currently being tested involves taking a pill to kill the bed bugs. Doctor Johnathan Sheele, and emergency medical specialist at the Eastern Virginia Medican [...]
Bed Bugs Found in Libraries Across the Country
December 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Bed bugs like to travel. Recently bed bugs have been showing up in libraries around the country. The University of Washington is the latest library to fall victim to bed bugs. The university has been putting any books that were infested by bed bugs into freezers to kill them with the cold air. While cold [...]
Philadelphia Hotels Unhappy with Number 1 Bed Bug Ranking
June 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While being number one is usually considered a good thing, when it comes to bed bugs, nobody wants to make it on the list of most bed bug infested cities. Unfortunately for Philadelphia, Terminix (the largest pest control company) ranked Philly as the number one city for bedbugs. The ranking caused many Philly residents ask [...]
Toronto Secures Additional Funding to Help Fight Bed Bugs
June 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Since last year the city of Toronto has made a concentrated effort to fight bed bugs. While most cities take a passive role in pest control, Toronto was one of the first cities to approve funding for specific bed bug initiatives that were designed to improve public awareness and help fight the growing bed bug [...]
Top 15 BedBug infested cities of 2012 (U.S.A)
June 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
In a recent press release by Terminix has listed the top 15 cities that were infested with bed bugs. They used a compilation of service calls from customers and confirmed cases to determine which cities had the most number of infestations. The following is the list of cities that made the top 15 in the [...]
Bed “Bug Bombs” Considered Ineffective by Researchers at Ohio State
June 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Home owners who are looking for a cheap method of dealing with their bed bug problem often turn to over the counter products like “bug bombs” or “foggers.” While these products are extremely cost effective (often sold for as little as $10 at hardware stores) compared to the traditional exterminator, they may be doing more [...]
5 Tips to Avoid Getting Bed Bugs this Memorial Day Weekend
May 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As the months start to get warmer and the sun is out more frequently people often decide to do more traveling. Those who are planning a trip for the Memorial Day weekend need to watchful and vigilant of bed bugs. Bedbugs.net as provided 5 simple steps to ensure you don’t bring these unwanted pests back [...]
Bed Bug Extermination Sprays Can Be Hazardous
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
One of the cheapest and easiest ways to get rid of bed bugs is to use extermination sprays. Certain extermination companies will advocate for the use of sprays because they can be an effect method to get rid of bed bugs. However, the use of sprays can cause adverse effects if one is not careful [...]
Bed Bugs Linked to Disease Carrying Drug Resistant MRSA Bacteria, New Study Finds
February 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
One of the facts always pointed out about bed bugs is that, while terribly annoying, they are not a health risk. True, some people (about a third of the population) react to bed bug bites — some horribly — but the bites don’t (usually) cause more than itching and red welts. However, bed bugs may [...]
BedBugs.Net’s Worldwide Bed Bug Registry Opens to Public
February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Bedbugs.net is proud to present the world’s first bed bug registry. Did you have a “bad” bed bug experience at a recent hotel you stayed in? Does your apartment have a bed bug problem that landlord simply won’t take care of? Or maybe that picture perfect resort in Thailand wasn’t as perfect as you thought [...]
Bed Bugs in Thailand
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One of my personal quests has been to find it WHERE the bed bugs are biting. There have been several reports the past year of bed bugs in various Thailand hotels. There were even a few stories about a few deaths related to the pesticides used to kill bed bugs in Thailand (some of the [...]
Be Careful When Making Bed Bug Claims – You Might Get Sued!
June 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Carelton hotel located in Oak Park, Illinois is suing a couple that recently stayed at the hotel for making false claims of bed bugs at the hotel. In the month of April the couple Michael Gladstone and Liora Braun visited the Carleton Hotel of Oak Park. During this period of time the couple complained [...]
Bed Bugs in Toronto Out of Control
June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bed bugs have been rampaging around the US the past 10 years. However, it wasn’t until last year where bed bugs hit the media in a big way. Countless news articles detailing how bad the bed bug infestation really is started popping up everywhere. But it’s not just the US that’s having bed bug problems. [...]
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