Tag: bed bugs
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How Are Flea Bites Different Than Bed Bug Bites?
Have you noticed some mysterious red bumps suddenly appearing on your arms and legs? If you’re suffering from insect bites, determining the exact cause might not seem like an important distinction. However, knowing what you’re dealing with is the first step to solving the problem. It can be difficult to tell the difference between flea bites…
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Beware of Bed Bugs during Winter Vacations
If you’re planning a winter getaway or a spring break vacation, keep an eye out for bed bugs. These annoying pests continue to be a problem at hotels, motels and resorts across the country and around the world. While many hotels and resorts have implemented staff training and regular inspections to minimize bed bug risk…
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NJ Bed Bugs: Why You Should Remain Watchful
When it comes to bed bugs, out of sight should not be out of mind. These pesky blood-feeding insects may be less of a nuisance in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ in the winter than they are during the summer; but that doesn’t mean you can let down your guard. As recent news reports of…
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List of Worst Bed Bug Cities Targets Midwest
Midwestern cities dominated this year’s list of Top 50 Worst Bed Bug Cities in the U.S. Led by Chicago, repeating at No. 1, cities in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana captured seven of the top 10 spots on Orkin’s annual list of bed bug trouble spots. While neighboring states were represented, not a single New Jersey…
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Bed Bugs Love a Crowd
Bed bugs apparently love a crowd. A new study by North Carolina State University researchers shows that bed bugs develop faster when they live in large groups. The same quick-growth phenomenon has been observed in large populations of cockroaches, crickets and grasshoppers; but this is the first study to explore the impact group living has…
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Don’t Risk Your Health on Do-It-Yourself Bed Bug Treatments
Attempts to self-treat bed bug infestations could place your family’s health at risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns. After one death and 129 health problems linked to home use of bed bug pesticides were reported between 2006 and 2010, the federal agency issued a national health advisory “alerting the public to…