Tag: bed bugs
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Bed Bug Summit Scheduled for February
Bed bug outbreaks have reached such colossal levels that at least five states have approached the Department of Defense for help with bed bug eradication. One state has even asked the EPA for permission to use a pesticide that is currently banned. With bed bug infestations still cropping up all over the country and New…
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Beware Of Bed Bugs In New Jersey Schools
New Jersey pest control experts are warning residents that bed bugs could be found in area schools. Because bed bugs are master hitchhikers, they can easily be transported home with children in book bags, winter coats, hats, gloves or clothing. A Jersey City, New Jersey middle school student discovered bed bugs in a classroom several…
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No One is Safe from a New Jersey Bed Bug Outbreak
With every day that passes it seems as though another apartment building or business has reported an infestation. New Jersey hospitals and movie theaters have suffered bed bug outbreaks, as have motels and high end retail stores. Bed bug infestations are increasing across the whole United States and up into Canada and, for one reason…
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College Students And Bed Bugs Don’t Have To Go Hand In Hand
In a very short time college students will be saying good-bye to their college dorms and off-campus housing units and heading home for a much anticipated home cooked meal and comfy bed. They will travel in droves by trains, planes, buses, and automobiles to destinations all across the United States. You can certainly expect to…
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New Jersey Pest Control Experts Don’t Want DDT
DDT usage was widespread in the 1940’s and 1950’s as a means of treating common household pests such as cockroaches. Because of its fantastic residual kill effect it also proved to be quite effective at killing the dreaded bloodsucking bed bug that was plaguing households across the United States. DDT helped to devastate bed bug…
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Do You Think You Have A New Jersey Bed Bug Infestation?
Thanksgiving has now come and gone. Perhaps your son or daughter came home to spend the holiday with the family. Maybe you took a flight out of town to visit family that you haven’t seen in years. Perhaps you stayed home for Thanksgiving Day, but then spent the weekend in New York City for a great…