According to a blog post by the National Association of REALTORS, there is increasing discussion over whether homeowners should be concerned about bed bugs creeping into real estate transactions. I began to contemplate different questions. Should buyers expect home inspectors to look for these? Well, we know general home inspectors won’t. Or will they look for [...]

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Each year well-meaning people dig into their closets to donate coats, hats and other unwanted clothing to needy people during the holidays. With the infestation of bed bugs this year, charities are concerned that the donations could spread more than holiday cheer. According to My Fox New York, some charities are asking for financial donations [...]

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As a way to combat the growing bed bug problem in New York, specially-trained dogs are used to sniff out the bugs in retail establishments, homes, apartments and national monuments. In a news story on WBOY-TV, experts discussed the benefits of using dogs to find bed bugs. According to Nelsy Duran of Assured Environments, a [...]

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Pest management professionals from around the county will be gathering at PestWorld 2010 this week in Hawaii to discuss the latest research and technology available to fight the most aggravating household pests. From ants to termites and from bed bugs to spiders, attendees will network with other pest management professionals, distributors, and suppliers from across [...]

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The president of the American Hotel and Lodging Association has declared that bed bugs are back and that travelers need to be proactive to learn how to detect and repel bedbugs on the road.   In a recent Washington Post article, Joseph A. McInerney and Photo credit: Chuck “Caveman” Coker via flickr Wayne White, a [...]

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Check out this great video from the National Pest Management Association, which talks about how to locate bed bugs in your home. How to Find Bed Bugs If you or a loved one are dealing with a bed bug infestation, Protect-A-Bed offers an all-in-one Bed Bug Protection Kit that helps make the signs of an [...]

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According to a recent article in the Denver Post, firefighters not only had to fight against raging flames and billowing smoke but against an unexpected tyrant: bed bugs. Riled up by the blaze, bed bugs in a Denver area home took refuge on the firefighters, latching onto their equipment and gear. “We had to decontaminate members of the [...]

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