The Windy City, recently named the top bed bug spot in America, may be home to the wisest, most experienced pest expert of them all: 99-year-old Anna Easter, proprietor of N&L Pest Control. Easter, just four months shy of her 100th birthday, has worked in the bed bug industry longer than most – if not [...]

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Chicago landlords may be held responsible for bed bug infestations under a proposed ordinance declaring the pests a “public nuisance,” according to the Chicago Tribune. The measure, which was discussed last week at a joint meeting of the City Council Health and Housing committees, would hold landlords responsible for hiring professionals to treat bed bug [...]

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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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