Oregon bed bug infestations may be kept under wraps if a new House bill passes next week. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, the Oregon legislature is examining a new measure to shield bed bug reports from being leaked to the public. This measure is an attempt to encourage home and business owners to come forward [...]
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Did you know bed bugs can easily enter the home through an electrical outlet? Or, how about the fact that bed bugs administer anesthetics so victims sleep through the bites? Sure, this information probably isn’t on your “must know” list, but if you want to prevent a bed bug invasion, it should be. According to [...]
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The Wall Street Journal (which recently had pest issues itself) compiled a list of 10 cities across the U.S. with the worst bed bug problems. Chicago ranked first on the list, and three of the top 10 cities were located in Ohio. From insectsinthecity.blogspot.com Here’s the bed bug breakdown: Chicago Detroit Los Angeles Denver Cincinnati [...]
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Bed bugs make breaking news at Wall Street Journal building While meeting deadlines and pondering the day’s headlines, The Wall Street Journal was also making news on Jan. 11 when the building’s sixth floor experienced a bed bug infestation. According to Capital New York, the WSJ brought in a pest-sniffing dog to detect the building’s [...]
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As of Jan. 15, 2013, Chicago is ranked as the number one spot for bed bug infestations in America. The Windy City passed Cincinnati for the top bed bug city this year, and is currently ranked just ahead of Detroit, Los Angeles and Denver in terms of exterminations by Orkin, a national pest control company. [...]
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A retirement home in Milford, Ohio, is being sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for firing an employee who complained about the building’s bed bugs, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier. S.E.M Terrace, the Milford retirement home under scrutiny, violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 when it fired a resident manager [...]
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With nearly one out of every five Americans experiencing bed bug infestations, it’s no wonder our country is abuzz about these pests. Be it burrowing in library books or spreading in college dorm, bed bugs are a topic of constant – and often inaccurate – discussion. Most Americans don’t know the real facts about bed [...]
As part of the Greater New Orleans Pest Control Association, Inc.’s annual day of service, Protect-A-Bed®, FMC Professional Solutions and the association donated Verifi™ bed bug detectors and mattress protection to the Ronald McDonald House of New Orleans. In any hotel-style setting, prevention is critical to avoid bed bug infestations. The Ronald McDonald House, which offers accommodation [...]
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While many options to detect bed bugs exist, none are as cute and fluffy as Bo, the bed bug-sniffing dog. Bo helps his handler Dan Killingsworth, a field supervisor for Environmental Security, locate bed bugs throughout the Gulf Coast. With 800 hours of scent discrimination training, Bo can easily detect bed bugs in hidden places [...]
