BedBug Central’s New York/New Jersey Boot Camp for pest control professional will take place March 22 and 23 at the Eisenhower Corporate Campus in Livingston, NJ. Boot Camp will offer bed bug related knowledge to those in the pest management industry. Topics being discussed are basic bed bug biology, protocol in dealing with bed bugs [...]

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A recent article on FireEngineering.com reported bed bugs are now a concern for firefighters. Fire Chief Larry Lamb, of Niles, Ind., explained that his department is taking a proactive approach to bed bugs. They offer a preventative program at their station to educate firefighters on how to look for bed bugs, and know when they [...]

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The University of Nebraska –Lincoln has now treated 94 rooms for bed bugs. So far, 1,300 of the 3,256 dorm rooms have been checked, and 7 percent of the rooms have come up positive for the pests. With such a high percentage of bugs being detected, expert Jeffery White, entomologist and technical director for BedBug [...]

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Reports of bed bugs in college dorms seem to have increased recently. Chadron State College and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are among the most recent. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln alone reported a total of 54 dorm rooms with bed bug infestations. Mattress and box spring encasements are great ways to help prevent bed bugs from [...]

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Since January, the University of Nebraska- Lincoln has been battling bed bugs after students returned to dorms from winter break. Bed bug- sniffing dogs have found the bugs in 43 rooms on campus, a number smaller than anticipated by university personnel. The university currently has two dogs on campus going through various rooms in residence [...]

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According to an article in the Portland Tribune, reports of bed bugs are on the rise in Portland, Ore. An increased number of reports at homeless shelters, hotels, apartments, hospitals and college dorms has served as a call for action. Since bed bugs are a stigma in Portland, people and businesses are less likely to [...]

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A recent PCT article summarized some of the innovative studies taking place regarding bed bugs. Various researchers shared their current work at BedBug University’s North American Summit in Chicago, in Sept. 2011. University of Kentucky: Graduate students are identifying molecular weaknesses in bed bugs. One of the projects identified bacteria bed bugs depend on to [...]

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A guest at the upscale Ritz-Carlton New York on Central Park South in New York recently reported bed bugs in her room. The guest checked out and even provided a specimen of the bug to hotel management. A room at the luxurious Ritz can run anywhere from $695 to $4,500 for a suite, proof that [...]

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