As many government entities can attest, there’s no way to get around budget cuts this year. But, unfortunately, certain budget cuts may lead to increased pest infestations – particularly bed bugs. WVXU, located in Cincinnati, recently examined ramifications from the city’s newest budget proposal, which eliminates nine percent of the Cincinnati Health Department’s budget. [...]
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Rutgers University is taking a stand against bed bugs with a recent set of videos designed to increase awareness and education about these pests. With help from the U.S. EPA and the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center, Rutgers has developed three videos specific to bed bugs. The first, “Bed Bugs and Integrated Pest Management,” includes [...]
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New Jersey residents have seen more bed bugs than they’d like recently, as the pests were spotted at two Trenton schools this month. These reports are “sparking fear of infestations,” according to www.NJ.com. Bed bugs were identified at both a local high school and elementary school in Trenton. One student even saw bed bugs crawling [...]
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Chicago’s City Council is reviewing a bed bug ordinance that proposes to fine landlords up to $2,000 per day for failing to remove bed bugs from tenants’ homes, according to the Chicago Tribune. Several aldermen are reexamining the proposal because it penalizes landlord far more than tenants. According to the Tribune: “The proposal would declare [...]
Coffee drinkers got more than they bargained for on Wednesday when bed bugs were discovered in a Santa Clara Starbucks. NBC Bay Area reports that it was visitors – not store managers – who first found the pests. Believe it or not, this was an unwelcome surprise. “When we got up to leave, my [...]
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Think you can take care of a bed bug infestation on your own? Think again. One couple near Columbus, Ohio, set their house on fire when taking pest control measures into their own hands. Fortunately no one was injured, but the house burnt down completely. Columbus’ NBC4 News posted a video on its YouTube site [...]
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In terms of bed bug infestations, Cincinnati went from first to fifth place this year in Orkin’s annual rankings. The decrease in pest problems is a major win for the city, but recent news shows that Cincinnati may not be in the clear after all. According to a University of Kentucky study featured in [...]
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The Oregon Senate recently approved a bill allowing exterminators to report bed bug infestations to public health officials privately. According to The Lund Report, the new House Bill 2131 will make bed bug reports exempt from public disclosure under the Oregon Public Record Law. The bill passed in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee [...]
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Detroit has been a haven for bed bugs this March. In addition to some pest issues on a Rouge River bridge last week, bed bugs were reported in a Taylor, Michigan, elementary school 20 minutes outside of Detroit on March 6. One teacher at McDowell Elementary School told a parent that bed bugs were found [...]
Bridge operators in Detroit faced more than business as usual last Tuesday when bed bugs infested their operating quarters, according to the Detroit Free Press. On Tuesday, March 12, Detroit drawbridge operators were forced to close the Jefferson Avenue bridge when their quarters became infested with bed bugs. The drawbridge over the Rouge River was [...]
