Category: Biting Insects
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Bed Bug Bite Victim Receives Big Settlement
If you watch the evening news, read internet headline stories, or browse through your local newspaper, you are sure to see that bed bugs are problematic for people across the United States. Now-a-days, hotels and motels should be very diligent in their bed bug inspection procedures or suffer the wrath of public embarrassment and accusations…
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NJ Residents Are Itching From Bed Bug Bites Part II Of II
Continuing from Friday… One of the reasons that bed bugs are so problematic these days is that despite being bit, not every person who encounters them has the allergic reaction to their bites. It is estimated that about 50% of humans suffer from bed bug bites. Because only 50% suffer from the bites, many people…
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NJ Residents Are Itching From Bed Bug Bites Part I Of II
The old saying “Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite”, used to only be thought of as a cute nighttime saying that was told to kids as they were being tucked into bed at night. Sadly, these nocturnal nibblers have made a huge comeback into present day life and some New Jersey residents are…
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Are You Having Trouble With Earwigs In New Jersey?
Coming across an earwig infestation can be unsetting for any New Jersey resident. Their scary looking prongs at the end of their abdomen are enough to send anyone running for the hills. The name “earwigs” is basically derived from an old wives tale. It was once said that earwigs would crawl into your ears while…
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Tick Removal That Won’t Scare The Kiddies Or Pets! Part II Of II
Continuing from Wednesday… Take a cotton ball and place a liberal amount of liquid dish soap or antibacterial soap on it. You want to cover the cotton ball with soap, but you don’t need it to be dripping with soap. Next, you place the cotton ball on top of the embedded tick. Keep the tick…
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Tick Removal That Won’t Scare The Kiddies Or Pets! Part I Of II
Removing ticks can be a difficult task for even the most skilled hands. You always want to be careful to not leave the mouth and head still embedded in humans or pets when you remove a tick. Urination, defecation, or injectile vomiting from a tick can be very dangerous as you run the risk of…