Another day, another PR piece that is actually worth reading. Yahoo posted a pretty good PR article recently by Bell Environmental Services about how to protect your home from bed bugs your kids might pick up at school. In New York City, bed bug incidents in public schools rose to 3,590 last year, more than triple [...] → Read more
Posts Tagged ‘bed bug bites’
In The News September 5th, 2011
Avoid Bed Bugs when Traveling
British sisters awarded more than $2,500 for hotel bedbug bites — Two sisters staying at a 2 star hotel in London recently won $2500 in an out of court settlement after suffering from bed bug bites. How bad was it? [...] → Read more
Articles August 31st, 2011
Bed Bugs and Panic Part I: Bed Bug Bites
I’ve been getting a lot of emails from people lately. These emails generally fall into one of three categories. The first two have to do with jumping to conclusions. The third has to do with handling an ugly situation. I’ll cover each kind of email with its own blog post, starting with this one on [...] → Read more
FAQs April 28th, 2010
Can you tell me how to treat bed bug bites on humans?
There are two parts to this answer. [...] → Read more
FAQs April 22nd, 2010
Are three bites grouped together bed bugs?
Maybe. Bed bug bite symptoms seem distinctive. But it’s possible that linear bug bites following the “breakfast, lunch, dinner” pattern came from another bug and are the result of coincidence. Your best bet is to check for other signs of bed bugs [...] → Read more
FAQs April 12th, 2010
Are there bugs that bite in patterns?
Yes, there are bugs that bite in patterns. One of those is, of course, bed bugs. From Bed Bug Bite Symptoms: Bed bug bites often occur in a unique bite pattern of a linear group of three or four, sometimes referred to as a “breakfast, lunch, dinner” pattern. Bedbug bites can occur singly but are often in [...] → Read more
In The News, Media April 8th, 2010
Informative and Funny Bed Bugs PSA
A friend sent this to me and I knew it was worth passing along immediately. It’s a comic-style public service announcement for bed bugs. Well written and drawn. You’ll be disgusted, entertained and made to laugh out loud all at once. Check it out: A Quick PSA From Liza. [...] → Read more
In The News March 15th, 2010
Bed Bugs on Spring Break
From WTSP.com 10 Connects in St. Petersburg, Florida: Spring Break is in full swing in the Bay Area. Last week, several Florida Colleges and Universities were out, and local beaches were packed. This morning a warning for those Spring Breakers, don’t bring home unwanted guests. We’re talking about Bed Bugs. The nocturnal, blood-sucking pests that can [...] → Read more
In The News February 12th, 2010
Friday Bed Bug News Roundup
I’ll post my weekly news findings here so you can easily stay up to date on bed bugs. It’s important to know if anything bed bug related is happening in your area. And if you travel, you want to know what is happening at your destination so you can plan accordingly. How to Build Your Own [...] → Read more
FAQs January 27th, 2010
How long until bed bug bites appear?
The standard answer is: it depends. It depends on how sensitive you are and how much you’ve been bitten. If you are really sensitive to bed bug bites or you simply got hammered by the little buggers, you might see symptoms the next day. For most people though, bed bug bites will appear in about 9 [...] → Read more