That’s an interesting quote from the PalmBeachPost.com. Bedbugs were believed to have been exterminated with the wide use of DDT. However, a banning of the controversial pesticide and the increase in international travel have resulted in the re-emergence of bedbugs across the country. Trevisol stresses that bedbugs are no longer just a sign of bad hygiene. Part of [...] → Read more
Archive for the ‘In The News’ Category
In The News August 20th, 2009
Bed bug information at a glance
I came across a very good one-page write up on bed bugs in the Times Leader: What to do when bedbugs start biting. The writer hits on all the important topics. A few bits stand out: If I have them, am I a lousy housekeeper? Bedbugs have been found in even the nicest homes, but cluttered environments [...] → Read more
In The News, Media August 13th, 2009
Every bed bug infestation is a horror story for the people that have it.
The headline is a quote taken from the Emmy winning documentary: Bed Bugs! Attack! This short film (under 10 minutes) talks a little about bed bugs and the current bed bug resurgence. It shows how bed bugs exterminators check for infestations but unfortunately doesn’t get into much detail regarding the extermination process. There is a scene in [...] → Read more
In The News August 10th, 2009
Bedbug infestations on the rise.
People often ask me how big of a problem bed bugs are. The truth is that the number of bedbug infestations is on the rise. The National Pest Management Association gives us a number: Pest-management companies have reported a 71 percent increase in bedbug calls since 2001, according to the National Pest Management Association. Bedbug numbers [...] → Read more
In The News August 3rd, 2009
Bed Bug Bites From a Hotel Stay
I often run across stories about people that found out they were bitten by bed bugs after staying in a hotel. The interesting thing is that many people don’t even think bed bugs are real. From a recent New York Times article on bed bugs: A young woman reported on the Web site that she was confounded [...] → Read more