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Latest Bed Bug Incidents and Infestations Incident Radius: 30000 Miles Edgewater Apartments 8525 106a Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5H0K1 (2024-07-24) New Cambridge Lofts 10024 Jasper Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 1R9 (2024-06-21) #12 14504 108th Ave Nw, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5N1G8 (2024-04-22) Fern Lodge 460 E Fern Ave, San Bernardino, Redlands, California, United States, 92373 (2023-11-20) 143 Eighth Street, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, MV83C9 (2023-11-20) Underwood Senior Living 4850 Underwood Ave, Douglas, omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68132 (2023-11-02) 550 Westwood Drive South West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, t3c3t9 (2023-10-29) 125 550 westwood drive southwest, calgary, Alberta, Canada, t3c3t9 (2023-10-29) BOB 550 WESTWOOD, WESTWOOD, CALGARY, Alberta, Canada, T3C3T9 (2023-10-29) 15 Three Mil eLane, Salmon, Montana, United States, 83467 (2023-09-25) We cannot vouch for the truthfulness of any report on this site. If you feel a location has been reported in error, or want to dispute a report, please contact us.

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As Hoteliers Look to Combat Bed Bug Rise Delta Five Offers Researched Solution – Markets Insider

Posted on August 11, 2017 by pcenet Click Here For Article

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Delta Five offers an innovative and effective solution to combat bed bugs. The company is the inventor of the Automated Insect Monitoring System, which has a proven 98 percent success rate at detecting bed bugs and other insects while preventing pest encounters. The devices are already in locations across the United States and around the globe. Delta Five's bed bug monitoring system couldn't have come at a better time. Cities across the country from New York to Southern California and everywhere in between are seeing an increase in bed bug infestations, and the pesticides known to treat them aren't always working effectively.

In the 1940s and 50s, DDT was used to kill off the widespread bed bug problem, and many thought they were gone forever. But after a few decades of being dormant, bed bug infestations have had a resurgence. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes bed bugs are found in hotels, apartments, houses, college dormitories, and modes of transportation like buses and trains. DDT was banned by the EPA in 1972, but even so, bed bugs had started forming a resistance to it as they are today with other insecticides.

This is echoed in a research study Delta Five has been conducting on their Automated Insect Monitoring System. The company has been monitoring and tracking 762 installations across five branded hotels chains, two casinos, and one beachfront property. What Delta Five found was that even after these locations received the typical pesticide treatment for bugs, the monitoring system caught bugs in 3-4 percent of places, and nearly 1.5 percent of the time it was bed bugs that were caught. Even more impressive was within the first four months when the bed bug lure was new, the monitoring system caught bugs that were not seen or caught first by hotel staff, guests and others. Some locations even went as far as to use the devices with the original lure for 120 days, well-past the lure expiration, and it was still catching bugs.

The lure is simply bed bug pheromones used to draw in the bed bugs but it also draws in other similar insects like silverfish, roaches, fruit flies, and carpet beetles, among other insects. Some locations have found that placing more devices in a room that has caught a bug is a better prevention measure than spraying the pesticides, which can be harmful to people and the environment.

"Using the Delta Five Automated Insect Monitoring System, hoteliers are catching more bed bugs and other insects and doing a better job at prevention while saving money on costly inspections, room down time, and pesticide treatments," says Dr. Jason Janet, CEO of Delta Five. "The Automated Insect Monitoring System is the first and only 24/7, safe, Wi-Fi-enabled bed bug solution. It's discreet and compact and provides unprecedented early detection. Most important, the system is organic and chemical-free, protecting the health of people and the environment."

The system is also compact and easy to use. It attaches easily to out-of-sight surfaces and provides remote 24/7 monitoring with real-time notification. It utilizes an all-natural, odorless lure to attract bed bugs and other insects, which are noticed by the device's internal cameras that, in turn, activate the traps. The WiFi enabled system immediately notifies users via email or SMS. Users can simultaneously track thousands of sites, view images of captured pests and see alerts on the Delta Five dashboard. Because the system traps the insects, disposal is also easy.

The system provides a cost-savings to those that use it, and maybe just as important, it saves their reputation. Hotel guests are likely to change hotels in the event of finding what they believe to be a bed bug and potentially complain on social media. Once a hotel has a reputation of having issues with bed bugs, they can lose potential guests. Hotels that are innovating with the Delta Five system are staying ahead of the curve with early detection and prevention while limiting their guests exposure to pesticides.

To learn more about Delta Five's Automated Insect Monitoring System, visit DeltaFive.com.

About Delta Five

Delta Five is innovating hospitality as well as property-and pest-management with automated technologies that enhance guest and resident satisfaction while boosting business profits and reputation. For more information, visit DeltaFive.com.

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Bed bugs that proliferate – The Sherbrooke Times

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

Photos Jean-Franois Desgagns Children in shared custody, residences of elderly, restaurants, cinemas, banks, airline or transport, the conditions of spread of the bed bug are endless, according to experts. This is why, at Abat Extermination, we offer the tents of the thermal to deal with the luggage and killing any bed bugs caught during a stay abroad. On the photo, Samuel Genest, DG chez Abat Extermination, is working on a suitcase.

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The growing popularity of rented apartments on sites like Airbnb exploded with the proliferation of bed bugs, so much so that some holiday makers do take not only photos and souvenirs of their stay

According to information collected by The Log, the exterminateurs of the region are at work in nearly 300 apartments, condos or homes, mostly located in Old Quebec, popular area with tourists. It is also the most important period of the year for the companies of annihilation, struggling with the after-move and the massive arrival of the tourists come from the four corners of the globe, which trimbalent sometimes these unwanted in their suitcases.

Often, on AirBnb, people can stay longer in a hotel, and it is even worse, said Samuel Genest, general manager at Abat Extermination, indicating that individuals who rent their home do not necessarily have the same cleaning steps as the hotel and do not use the same cleaning products.

Rising from the 400th

Bed bugs do not make any discrimination. Thus, the cleanliness and the price of the places may not be good indicators for these little beasts that feed exclusively on human blood. We often find in large hotels, they are conveyed a lot by international tourism, said his side Jean-Philippe Tremblay, director at Maheu & Maheu.

A problem that is far improve to Quebec for a few years, according to the different companies of extermination. Since the 400th [anniversary of the city of Qubec], we have seen a huge increase, says the expert, who recommends that travellers to inspect the premises thoroughly, especially the beds, before undoing the suitcases. It is necessary to look at the seams, the head of the bed, the couches. Often it is their droppings that are found in the first. These are small black spots that do not fade in the wash, says-t it.

After the move

The weeks following the period of residential moves also provide the trouble exterminateurs, while some have dragged the insects with them, while others are installed in a home infested. We have at least 40 % more cases of bed bugs than the rest of the year, said for his part Jean-Franois Moreau, exterminator at the Extermination More. It takes a few weeks and even times of up to three months before people realize they have bed bugs , he adds.

The infestation of bed bugs can quickly become exponential. And the reputation of these small critters that can sometimes be detrimental to the work of exterminateurs. If, for example, we have a housing infested in a building with 16 apartments, it can quickly become a 16 problem. But we cant always go and check the other houses, because the owners do not want this to be known, for fear of losing their tenants, says Mr. Genest.

Critters that bite

Photo Jean-Franois Desgagns

The bed bug bite often on the fore-arm, near the armpit, or in the lower back. They are looking for the heat and where the skin is a little thinner. For example, if one sleeps with the arms under the pillow case, they run the risk of poking the arm, says the exterminator of Abat Extermination, indicating that the bites are often grouped together and straight line .

How to avoid them

Made to order. The bugs will be more easily spotted.

Vacuum often, including under the beds and behind the head of the bed.

Install a protective cover antipunaise on the mattress/box spring, available in several companies of extermination.

Wash at 65 C minimum sheets, pillows, clothing that may have come in contact with bed bugs.

Bed bugs die at -20 C (for four consecutive days) and to over 65 C. In the winter, leave your suitcase outside for a few days, during cold weather, before undoing it.

Install traps bed bugs. Some are very subtle and hide now in power strips electric.

Rapid Reproduction

Bed bugs reproduce at a high speed :

The bed bug (below) can lay between 200 and 500 eggs during its 10 to 12 months of life.

In 6 months, a bed bug can produce 30 000 other.

In 9 months, we spent hundreds of thousands. A male may mate with one or more females, and this several times per day.

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Bed bugs seeing ‘exponential’ increase in Grayson County – KXII-TV

Posted on August 11, 2017 by admin Click Here For Article

GRAYSON COUNTY, Texas (KXII) - Grayson County pest control services said they're seeing more cases of bed bugs this summer than in recent summers.

"Their only source of food is human blood," said Marshall Ward, a health inspector at the Grayson County Health Department.

The tiny black bugs that bite at night can live up to eight months without blood, so it's recommended if you find them to not leave your home, because the bugs will stay.

"They're very secretive and good about hiding themselves during the daytime hours," Ward said.

Pest control experts say they've seen a roughly 105 percent increase per year in the bugs in Grayson County over the past decade or so-- some pest control experts calling it epidemic.

"From 2005, we used to take about one to five calls a year," said Josh Harmon, who works for Results Pest Control. "Fast forward to 2017, and we take roughly one to five calls a day."

Harmon said bed bugs aren't just found in homes and hotels or motels...

"Movie theaters, backpacks in schools, daycares," Harmon said. "There was a case at one point where a woman bought a pair of shoes and they were inside of those."

The tiny bugs are incredibly hard to get rid of. The tedious process uses high heat and chemicals, and starts at $450 for one bedroom. Treating your whole home could cost upwards of $1200.

"We have to access every single last portion of the home, from cracks and crevices to closet spaces to the interior and exterior of home," Harmon said.

The health department says the cooler temperatures this summer have brought out more of the bugs, and more people have been traveling, bringing the bugs back to Texoma with them.

Both of those would contribute to the number of calls about the pests.

"It's above normal," said Josh Stevenson, who works for the Grayson County Health Department. "It seems to be a little higher this summer than it has in past summers."

Bed bugs usually leave traces of their fecal matter or skeletons. You might see those on your sheets or in your clothes. Their bites can leave you with itchy red bumps.

"Thank goodness bed bugs are not known to transmit any type of disease." Ward said.

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Bed bugs seeing 'exponential' increase in Grayson County - KXII-TV