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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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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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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Dear Loyal Blog Patrons, After a tough search and a tenacious battle, we finally found the bed bug that infested Bed Bug Plague. We sincerely apologize for the terror he has been wreaking on the blog, and we assure you that swift action has been taken to make sure this doesn’t happen again. To prove [...]

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Whew! It’s been five days, and the Bed Bug Blog still hasn’t been able to get rid of me for good. The rumors you’ve heard are true… the bed bugs really are fixin’ to stay. We just love beds and the people that sleep in them! What are you going to do, call the police? [...]

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