Tag: bed bugs
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College Students Find Nighttime Creepers Ready To Suck Their Blood
Parents work hard to prepare their children for life as a college student. New bedding, towels, clothing, and computers are the normal items that are brought into dorms with each student. Unfortunately, some students may also be bringing along another item that won’t be welcome by any student in a dorm room… bed bugs! The…
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Bed Bugs Biting at The NYC Department Of Health
Employees working at the New York City’s Department of Health in Long Island City are itching to get rid of some unwanted creepy critters that have been found in several locations throughout the building. According to the Daily News on September 27, 2013, employees have been notified that bed bugs have been found and now…
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Bed Bugs Will Still Be Biting At Colleges In The United States
It’s that time of year when college students are heading off to begin their new schooling adventures. Should parents be concerned about their child encountering bed bugs this school year? The answer is yes! The summertime travel season is when most people tend to pick up bed bugs. Lurking in hotels, motels, cruise ships, airplanes,…
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Maryland Woman Awarded $800,000 In Bed Bug Lawsuit
Jurors in Maryland sent a strong message last week to landlords who refuse to, or improperly treat, bed bug infestations in rental properties. Bed bug infestations will cause long term problems not only for the tenants, but also for Maryland landlords/property owners. According to the Baltimore Sun on May 31, 2013, Faika Shaaban unknowingly moved…
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Bed Bugs And Beans…A Sticky Combination
It was a remedy used by women hundreds of years ago in southeastern Europe that enabled them to sleep without being ravished by bed bugs. Balkan women used to line the floors surrounding their beds with kidney bean leaves. When they awoke, they were bite free and any hungry bed bugs were trapped on the…
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Do Bed Bugs Really Bite In A Row Of Three?
Bed bugs bites are normally not felt by those who are unlucky enough to encounter the pests. The bloodsuckers are rarely ever felt doing their dirty work and they kindly inject their victims with a numbing agent to keep their presence a secret. Some people who are bitten by bed bugs suffer from wicked bite…