I saw this story in Carlseton NC news post.
YWCA’s Sojourner’s Shelter has been fighting the tiny creatures since January.
Bed bugs are more of a nuisance than a danger. Skin reactions are similar to a mosquito bite. Now the tiny creatures are causing issues at the YWCA’s Sojourner’s Shelter, and the shelter is fighting back. [...]

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Awareness and vigilance are probably two of the best techniques in dealing with bedbugs. As summer vacation time arrives, it’s best to keep the little critters in mind and use precautions.

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May 13th, 2009
Bedbugs have become a problem in areas throughout the United States and Ohio, said Susan Jones, entomologist with Ohio State University Extension.
The bedbug problem appears to be growing. There doesn’t seem to be a single reason as to why bedbugs are making such a surge, Jones said. However, bedbugs have always been a [...]

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Bed bugs tend to aggregate together when they are resting. It is possible that you are on the “bed bug side” of the bed. Bed bugs don’t switch back and forth from one host to another so if they find you first, you may be the only one bitten. It is also possible that your husband is getting bitten but does not have a significant reaction to the bed bug bites.

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Under current New York and New Jersey law, apartment owners bear the responsibility and financial expense of providing housing that is rat-free, roach-free and now bed bug-free. For cash-strapped apartment owners, there’s the rub. Rats, roaches and other vermin are attracted by garbage and unclean conditions. The connection to proper maintenance, efficient trash collection and regular pest control is obvious. The cost of such regular maintenance is an expected part of managing an apartment building. Just like electric, water and other utility costs, these expenses are figured into monthly rent payments and recouped.

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The first time Dateline came face to face with a bedbug was in 1996, when we investigated the mattress business — specifically, reconditioned mattresses that are supposed to be stripped and sterilized, re-covered and sold for less than what you’d pay for a new one. Back then, we bought nine mattresses and opened them up. What we found was shocking. Beneath new covers, filthy old materials were contaminated with urine, fecal matter and dangerous fungi, all of which can seep out through the cover over time. We also found a dead bedbug with its eggs.

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Blame an increase in international travel, bigger bedbug populations worldwide, new protocols that discourage widespread spraying and possibly even tougher bugs that are resistant to pesticides.

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Before booking a hotel room, you may want to read user reviews of the particular hotel and location — frequently, guests who’ve had bug problems report them online. Check the National Bed Bug registry http://www.bedbugregistry.com. Bear in mind that a report about one hotel does not mean the issue wasn’t isolated to one room, or that hotel management hasn’t since exterminated.

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Bedding encasements play a key role in resolving bed bug problems in both residential and commercial applications. Encasements allow you to address bed bug problems without applying chemicals to a mattress!

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