{"id":1028,"date":"2011-12-05T10:44:25","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T15:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2011-12-05T10:46:17","modified_gmt":"2011-12-05T15:46:17","slug":"x-factor-contestants-on-the-bed-bug-dinner-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/05\/x-factor-contestants-on-the-bed-bug-dinner-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"X-Factor Contestants On The Bed Bug Dinner Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bed-bugs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-616\" title=\"bed-bugs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/bed-bugs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a>The title of TMZ\u2019s November 12, 2011 article is frightening and a bit over-the-top admits <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/bed-bugs\/index.php\">New Jersey pest control<\/a> experts.\u00a0 TMS reports\u2026\u201dX Factor Contestants Claim Man-Eating Bed Bugs Attacked Them in L.A. Hotel\u201d.\u00a0 The title alone makes me feel itchy just reading it!\u00a0 To top off their story, the graphics that they used for the story featured ants and some other types of insects, but not bed bugs.<\/p>\n<p>X Factor producers have confirmed that four un-named contestants did indeed recently awake to find themselves covered in red, swollen, itchy bite marks.\u00a0 A trip to a Los Angeles doctor confirmed that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/bed-bugs\/index.php\">bed bugs<\/a> were the culprit to the strange bumps that appeared.\u00a0 The four contestants did receive medical treatment of some sort.\u00a0 All contestants were then moved to another Los Angeles hotel.\u00a0 The bed bug infested hotel has since acknowledged that they have an ongoing bed bug problem.<\/p>\n<p>You may read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2011\/11\/12\/x-factor-bed-bugs-hotel\/2\/#comments-anchor\">article<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p>To dispel some of the fear about bed bugs\u2026first off, NJ pest control professionals would like to report that bed bugs do not actually eat humans!\u00a0 They do however have a ferocious appetite for human blood.\u00a0 Hotels and motels are a hot bed for bed bug activity because of the constant coming and going of hotel guests.\u00a0 Hotel staff has a difficult time checking every nook and cranny in a hotel room where a bed bug can be hiding.\u00a0 New Jersey pest control experts say that it\u2019s important for travelers to be proactive and protect themselves against these bloodthirsty pests.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday travel time is in full swing and bed bugs and hotels go hand-in-hand these days.\u00a0 New Jersey pest control experts warn travelers that hotels can be bed bug free on one day and then infested the following day.\u00a0 Hotel or motel infestations often occur because bed bugs are adept hitchhikers.\u00a0 Travelers should keep a watchful eye out for the bloodsuckers to avoid bringing the bed bugs home with them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The title of TMZ\u2019s November 12, 2011 article is frightening and a bit over-the-top admits New Jersey pest control experts.\u00a0 TMS reports\u2026\u201dX Factor Contestants Claim Man-Eating Bed Bugs Attacked Them in L.A. 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