Tag: bed bugs
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Bed Bugs: A Threat for All Seasons
You may think that cold temperatures are enough to stave off the threat of bed bugs during the winter months. The fact is that these pests can invade a household at any time of the year. Exposing bed bugs to freezing temperatures has long been one of the conventional methods of eliminating them. However, NBC News…
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Why Are Bed Bugs So Hard to Kill?
When the National Pest Management Association asked pest control professionals what insects were the most challenging to exterminate, bed bugs were at the top of the list. Barely the size of an apple seed, bed bugs are able to squeeze into the tiniest cracks and crevices to escape detection. These blood-feeding insects prefer to remain…
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Avoid DIY Bed Bug Remedies
Since the resurgence of bed bugs in the United States, many people have tried a variety of do-it-yourself home remedies to kill the bloodsucking pests report Monmouth County NJ exterminators. The Washington Post Health and Science reported on November 25, 2013 entomologists have given “low grades to several homespun methods of bed bug defense” methods.…
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Bed Bugs Attack Employees in Lower Manhattan
It appears that bed bugs have once again taken a bite out of workers in the Big Apple. Two employees, who work in the Department of Financial Services building, say that bed bugs have been biting them at their workplace report the Daily News on November 14, 2013. According to reports, internal memos show that…
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Bed Bugs In Schools…What To Do
Is there is a thing as a “light case of bed bugs?” Officials at a Glen Ellyn junior high school in the Chicago area believe that there is according to a report from the Chicago Tribune News on November 5, 2011. Bed bugs were found in the “library media center, locker rooms, several classrooms and…
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Keep Bed Bugs Out Of Your Bed
It’s a well-known fact that bed bugs appear in beds, but did you know that bed bugs do not always LIVE in beds? Bed bugs are masters at keeping themselves hidden and in places such as hotels and motels, it is not uncommon for bed bugs to hide in other locations other than a bed…