Tag: bed-bugs
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Bed Bugs And The Blame Game
New Jersey pest control professionals are called day and night by panic stricken people in apartments, condos, homes, hotels, motels and businesses for help with terrifying pests both big and small. The discovery of tiny little bugs in particular that suck your blood while you sleep is enough to send the calmest person into a…
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The Tides Might Be Turning For Bed Bug Infestations…Maybe
It’s hard to believe that 100 years or so ago bed bug infestations were a common household pest. There likely was not a stigma attached to having bed bugs creeping around your house back then as there is in 2011. A hundred years ago there were strange ways of killing bed bugs. Some people rubbed…
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Are Bed Bugs In Libraries An Odd Occurrence? Part 2 Of 2
Continuing from Wednesday… I also find it interesting that many libraries remain open for business despite the presence of bed bugs lurking in the building. There have been many occasions that bed bugs have been found and a notice has been posted on the front door advising patrons that the bed bugs are present. In…
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Are Bed Bugs In Libraries An Odd Occurrence? Part 1 Of 2
New Jersey pest control professionals are called upon by New Jersey home and business owners to treat bed bug infestations that are both big and small. It’s hard to believe that only a few short years ago that bed bugs were not even on people’s radar, yet now these bloodsucking parasites can be found in…
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Who’s Winning The War…Humans Or Bed Bugs? Part 2 Of 2
Continuing from Monday… DDT was used for other types of annoying household pests such as cockroaches as well. The residual effect of DDT helped keep many types of pest populations down. It was not uncommon to find DDT in grocery stores, drug stores, and hardware stores. This common pesticide kept bed bug populations so low…
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Who’s Winning The War…Humans Or Bed Bugs? Part 1 Of 2
Bed bugs have been haunting humans since the beginning of recorded time. In fact, fossilized bed bugs have been found at archeological sites that date back more than 3,500 years. New Jersey pest control experts believe that these bloodsucking bugs originally fed upon bats and humans in caves in the Mediterranean. As civilization progressed out…