Bed Bugs Information

Answers to all of your bed bugs questions--all in one place.

Bed bugs have been making a big comeback over the past few years. Anybody that has come face to face with the "Scourge of America" can attest to the magnitude of life-interrupting impact these tiny pests can have. Part of the problem is public lack of awareness about bed bugs and just how much trouble they can cause.

Here you will find everything you need to know about bed bugs. How to identify a bed bug infestation, how to kill bed bugs and how to protect you and your family from them now and in the future.

Main Articles

Here are the main articles on this site. Each links out to other articles that explore topics in more detail.

Identifying Bed Bugs
Where to find them and what they look like.

Bed Bug Bite Symptoms
Symptoms and pictures of bed bug bites.

Bed Bug Bite Pictures
This is what bed bug bites on various parts of the body look like.

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Check your mattress to help you identify a bed bug infestation.

Kill and Control Bed Bugs
Get rid of bed bugs and prevent them from coming back.

Bed Bug Insecticides
The definitive resource for bed bug insecticides.

Bed Bugs Exterminators
Find and choose the right bed bug exterminator for you.

Bed Bug Vaseline Trick
An old-school approach to keeping bed bugs out of your bed.

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Bed Bugs In The News

What's living in your carpet?
(Thursday January 26, 2006) - Human skin, pet dander, bits of cockroaches, mites, mould and more... can all be found in one speck of dust in the average home...

Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite
(Wednesday January 25, 2006) - Bed Bugs... For years, they were all but exterminated in the United States...

Does New York City need a bed bug task force?
(Sunday January 22, 2006) - There is a growing problem in New York City with bed bugs, those creepy, crawly little insects that crawl right out of your mattress and leave bites and welts on your skin.

SRO residents ticked about bedbugs
Tenacious bedbugs are a problem in many of the city's single residency occupancy hotels, according to victims of the three-year exploding infestation at SROs and apartments in San Francisco.

Local College Students Find Unwelcome Roommates -- Bedbugs
Most people have never had to deal with bed bugs. That's because they were pretty much wiped out in the U.S. due to good hygiene and insecticides like DDT, but that nasty little creature that likes to bite in the night is making a comeback.