One Kentucky school is trying to prevent bed bugs by temporarily banning students from bringing lunchboxes and backpacks to school after a few of the bugs were found. As you know, bed bugs are incredible hitchhikers, and can latch on to about anything as they make their trek from place to place. While the school’s [...]
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Keep Outside Chemicals Outside
The Environmental Protection Agency wants people to stop using outdoor pesticides in their homes to kill bed bugs. The EPA has a good reason to be concerned, since this treatment often includes individuals dousing their mattresses in dangerous chemicals and then sleeping on them for eight or more hours per night.
In Ohio, officials are asking [...]
Fighting Bed Bugs In College Dorms
The Huffington Post recently featured a nice piece with tips for college students returning to campus on how to spot the signs of a bed bug infestation. The piece included the following great tips that every college student should follow. You’ve probably seen these tips before, but they are certainly worth repeating.
- Symptoms of bed bug [...]
What is America’s most infested city?
There’s got to be a top 10 list for everything these days, so it makes sense that the Daily Beast would come up with a list of America’s most bed bug infested cities. I immediately expected New York City to come in at No. 1 on this list, especially after all of the stories about [...]
The stigma of a bed bug infestation
The New York Times has a fascinating piece this weekend on the stigma associated with a bed bug infestation. Instead of the usual talk of bites and the horrible process of a ridding a home of these bugs, the article focused on the social implications. The article told of people afraid to wear short sleeved clothing [...]
Bed bugs at the movies
A dark place filled with upholstered seats and still people? Sounds like a good place for bedbugs to me. Unfortunately, for owners of the AMC in New York City, no one wants to be munched on while they munch on popcorn. Check out this story from NYC’s ABC affiliate:
Protect-A-Bed on MSNBC
Check it out! Entomologist Jeff White took us along when he was interviewed about bed bugs on MSNBC. Thanks Jeff! And, thanks for spreading the word about mattress and box spring encasements!
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Bed Bugs at Summer Camp
And just when you thought those stinkin’ blood suckers couldn’t sink any lower! Bed bugs are now invading the purest of summer traditions — summer camp. Check out this piece from Cincinnati’s WXIX TV on bed bugs. And watch the video closely — you’ll get a quick glimpse of our Protect-A-Bed mattress encasement. That’s because [...]
Michigan launches a bed bug website
The state of Michigan has launched a website to help its residents learn more about bed bugs. According to an Associated Press article on the subject, the website is geared to help “renters, homeowners, facility managers and other governmental agencies.”
Our take: considering that it seems that many organizations are still in denial about the scope [...]
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