Category: Bed Bugs
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College Students: Beware Of Bed Bugs!
It comes as no surprise to New Jersey pest control professionals that the National Pest Management Association is reporting that the number one place that pest control professionals are finding bloodsucking bed bug infestations is in college dorms. Movie theaters have seen a 5 percent increase in bed bug infestations, and public transportation has reportedly…
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Who’s Winning The War…Humans Or Bed Bugs? Part 2 Of 2
Continuing from Monday… DDT was used for other types of annoying household pests such as cockroaches as well. The residual effect of DDT helped keep many types of pest populations down. It was not uncommon to find DDT in grocery stores, drug stores, and hardware stores. This common pesticide kept bed bug populations so low…
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Who’s Winning The War…Humans Or Bed Bugs? Part 1 Of 2
Bed bugs have been haunting humans since the beginning of recorded time. In fact, fossilized bed bugs have been found at archeological sites that date back more than 3,500 years. New Jersey pest control experts believe that these bloodsucking bugs originally fed upon bats and humans in caves in the Mediterranean. As civilization progressed out…
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College Sends Student Home Because They “Suspect” Bed Bugs! Part 2 Of 2
Continuing from Friday… Clearly the Horry-Georgetown Technical College believes that they have good reason to take the actions that they did, but…. The question remains as to why the student was sent home. Did someone see a bed bug(s) on the student’s belongings? Did someone notice strange bite marks that resemble bed bug bite marks? …
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College Sends Student Home Because They “Suspect” Bed Bugs! Part 1 Of 2
New Jersey pest control professionals can confirm that bed bug infestations continue to climb on the east coast as well as all other areas of the United States. It seems that there are nightly news stories of the creepy crawlers infesting some sort of business establishment or someone being attacked by the bloodsuckers with a…