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Keep Bedbugs At Bay: Don't Bring Home Extra Guests For The Holidays
If you itch just thinking about bedbugs, here's something to help you sleep at night: These blood-suckers - which don't carry disease as mosquitoes and ticks do - can't fly or jump onto your head or clothes.
They crawl. So, if... more
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Two Bed Bug Misconceptions We'd Like To Clear Up
There's a misconception that bed bugs are directly linked to poverty. Bed bugs only become a poverty issue when those with a limited income can't afford to hire exterminators to remove the bugs.
Another misconception is that bed bugs are attracted to dirty homes. Bed bugs feed on human blood, and... more
Bed Bug Fast Facts
Female bed bugs can lay 500 to 600 eggs, meaning one or two bed bugs can turn into a massive infestation within a couple of months, if not caught and treated early. Lack of early treatment is often a key factor in the spread of bed bugs.... more
Bed Bug News From Around The World: Landlords, Tenants Seek Solutions In Canadian Bed Bug Fight
Sandra Sidsworth has developed a simple but effective system to cope with bed bug infestations in the non-profit housing units she helps manage in Eastern Ontario. It's a simple process for dealing with the invasive, fast-multiplying insects that can quickly take over a home, or even an entire... more
He's Got A Whole World In His Hands
Jeffrey C. White, a research entomologist, holds a container of live bed bugs during the first North American Bed Bug Summit in Rosemont, Ill., Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP / M. Spencer Green)
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Study Says Cockroaches Exchange Food Tips
LONDON (June 5) -- Next time you raise your shoe to squish a cockroach, ponder this: You might be just about to kill the insect world's version of a Zagat restaurant reviewer. Because according to new research published in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, roaches behave like... more
Resurgence Of Bed Bugs In Massachusetts
By Beth Germano, WBZ-TV
November 17, 2010 5:08 PM
SALEM (CBS) — The phrase “don’t let the bed bugs bite” is being said frequently these days in Massachusetts, thanks to a resurgence of the tiny, blood-sucking pests.
From one end of the state to the other exterminators say their... more
When It Comes To Bed Bugs, You Can Never Be Too Rich Or Too Clean
Bed Bugs are equal opportunity pests and do not discriminate in terms of race, class, status or income level. If you suspect you have them, we'd like you to call us immediately and you may take these initial precautions:
Launder dirty linens in hot wash followed by hot dry cycle
Run all other... more
Hexbug: One Our Our Favorite Games and Favorite Ways To Unwind
All work and no play make us very dull indeed.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ed8LQvVc4Y&fs=1&hl=en_US]... more
Why Are Bed Bugs So Prevalent Today?
1. DDT use after WWII reduced bedbug populations--DDT now banned
2. Tourism
3. International travel move prevalent today--leisure, business, student, military
4. Low impact pest control methods
5. Buying used items from yard sales, internet,... more
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