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 prevention’
In The News September 7th, 2011
Bed Bug Prevention From The Healthy Back Store
Although just a PR piece from The Healthy Back Store, this article on SFGate.com has some solid information on protecting yourself against bed bugs before, during and after you travel. [...] → Read more
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
Uncategorized May 23rd, 2011
New Article: How Do You Get Bed Bugs? A New Threat.
Okay, so I wouldn’t say this is exactly a new threat unless I was trying to be punny. (Yes, I cringe at my jokes too. We’ll get through this together.) However, there are a few ways you can get bed bugs and this article covers something in particular that people don’t often think about it: [...] → Read more
In The News March 29th, 2010
Bedbug Disclosure Question
A while back, I saw a landlord asking for advice (on an internet forum I believe) on whether or not they should alert tenants to a possible bed bug infestation at the apartment complex they managed. I answered back that they should for a few reasons. Others in the thread seemed to believe the landlord [...] → Read more
Miscellaneous November 20th, 2009
Recent chat with a Bed Bugs Exterminator
I spoke today with a local bed bugs exterminator. I guess it is more proper to call him a Pest Control Operator (PCO). Our conversation covered a few areas and I thought people would find the details interesting. I live in the state of CT and we are seeing a definite increase in bed bug problems. [...] → Read more
Announcements September 7th, 2009
New Content on Bed Bug Infestations and Bed Bug Prevention
Just a quick post to let you know about two three new pages I added to the site. What is a bed bug infestation like? is a fictional scenario I pulled together from stories people have sent me through this site. A lot of these stories have a few things in common that you’ll see over [...] → Read more
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
Media August 18th, 2009
How to Check for Signs of Bed Bugs in your Hotel
Rick Steinau from asktheexterminator.com shows you how to check a hotel room for signs of bed bugs. This short video is a must-see for any traveler. If you’re traveling, these 2 articles will also be helpful: Bed Bug Protection Tips for Travel, Bedbugs in Hotels and Hostels. [...] → Read more