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Posted on November 15, 2017 by admin Click Here For Article

Bed bugs are six-legged insects that feed on theblood of humans during the night-time hours and crawl away to hide during the day. They are commonly found in large buildings such as apartments, dorms, prisons, hospitals and hotels; however, infestations can also occur in private homes as well. Bed bugs are not known to transmit disease, but most people experience itching, pain and/or swelling of the skin where a bed bug bite occurs (such as the arms, face or back).An infestation of bed bugs could also cause some mental health issues, along with insomnia. Continue reading

For insect detectives, the trickiest cases involve the bugs that arent really there. Kayana Szymczak Gale Ridge could tell something was wrong as soon as the man walked into her office at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Continue reading

BROOKVILLE Illnesses caused by ticks are being diagnosed across Indiana, including here, attendees of the July 11 Franklin County Health Department quarterly meeting learned. A 45-year-old female in the Metamora-Peppertown area came down with Rocky Mountain spotted fever after finding a tick on her neck while driving, reported FCHD nurse Mary Ellen Buckler, R.N. She went to the Margaret Mary Health emergency room with neurological symptoms Continue reading

Photo: Jonathan Miano, AP Trained dogs patrol Indiana beach to keep birds away EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) Its fitting a dog named River is keeping seagulls and Canada geese away from the water at Lake Michigan beaches managed by East Chicago Continue reading

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. Its fitting a dog named River is keeping seagulls and Canada geese away from the water at Lake Michigan beaches managed by East Chicago. River is just one of many trained border collies from Wild Goose Chase, a bird management company out of Chicago Ridge, Illinois, who along with their trainers patrol the beaches daily from May 1 through Aug. Continue reading

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Tenant Rights: Bed Bugs

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

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This article has information about your rights as a tenant in Ontario, if you find bed bugs in your home.

If you have a problem with bed bugs or other insects or pests, you should immediately inform your landlord, your superintendent or property manager, or someone else who is responsible for ensuring homes are pest-free. As a tenant, you are responsible for cooperating with your landlord's efforts to control bed bugs.

It is the landlord's responsibility to maintain the rental unit so that is fit for habitation and complies with health standards.

Landlords have the right to enter to inspect and maintain rental units. Tenants must be given notice in writing 24 hours ahead of time.

Treating an apartment for bed bugs is not considered an emergency, so your landlord should give you proper notice and adequate time to properly prepare your unit before application of pesticide.

Early detection and fast action is important to addressing an infestation. Only licensed pest control companies should be used.

If the job is not done properly, the bed bugs may come back or continue to spread.

If the pest control operator believes there is a need to also treat neighbouring units, your landlord may have the right to enter to inspect and treat your apartment as well as the affected apartment.

Proper preparation is key to successful treatment and prevention of bed bugs. Landlords should tell you what you need to do in order to make treatment effective. Be prepared. This can take a lot of work, including clearing out shelves, laundering all clothing and bedding, moving furniture away from walls and removing clutter.

It is every tenant's responsibility to make sure they properly prepare the apartment according to the landlord's instructions. If you are unable to do this or have questions, make sure you speak to your landlord about it right away. Family members, friends, neighbours or community members may be able to provide additional support with the preparations.

Landlords can apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board for an order to evict a tenant if a tenant seriously and unreasonably interferes with the landlord's efforts to deal with bed bugs.

Landlords are responsible for the costs for treatment.

If a landlord refuses to help when a tenant notifies them of a bed bug problem, tenants may obtain assistance or advice from a legal clinic or from the Landlord and Tenant Board.

Another option available to tenants whose landlord does not maintain their building properly is to file an application about maintenance with Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). If the Board finds that the building or unit is not maintained adequately, there are several remedies that can be ordered. These include an abatement of rent, an order requiring the landlord to conduct the necessary repairs, or a rent freeze until the problems are resolved.

If you are interested in filing an application with the LTB, you can contact the Board by telephone at 1-888-332-3234 (416-645-8080 in the Toronto area), or visit its website at http://www.ltb.gov.on.ca.

This resource is from the Government of Ontario.Published in 2011.

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Know Where Bed Bugs Hide

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

As most of you know bed bugs were once on the down low but have now returned with vengeance or as some may say a bed bug epidemic is on the rise. With this ever growing problem it is key to learn what a bed bug is, where they hide and how to get ride of them and keep them gone for good.

To start with, Ive listed all the places on my bed bug checklist and if you find them, then read my page on how to use bed bug dust to exterminate them yourself.

Susan Smith-Durisek wrote a great and informative article for Kentucky Living. In her article she highlights many ways to minimize your contact with unwanted critters bed bugs. The main points that she covers include inspecting your mattress in a hotel room before settling in.

What should you look for? Rusty spots or actual bugs along the mattress seams and headboard. Also, one of the most important things to remember is never, ever pick up discarded furniture on the side of the road. You never know if there are bed bugs lurking in that free recliner chair and its wise to know this is one of the most common ways to pick up bed bugs and cause an infestation in your own home.

On BadBedBugs.com youll also find a FAQ section as well a checklist to use when traveling. Be sure to check out these sections if you have further questions on bed bugs. Youll also be able to share your own bed bug experiences while reading about other visitors experiences as well. If you have any tips not mentioned in this article, please feel free to share them with us below!

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Pictures of what Bed Bugs look like

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Bed Bug shown next to a finger for size comparison

In the photos below and attached slides, well show you exactly what bed bugs look like on human skin, a close up of an infested mattress showing the entire life cycle, in a cup (gross), next to a ruler for size comparison, crawling on the floor, hiding in a headboard, and even one caught crawling out of a stocking!

Because many of the pictures Im showing you are close ups, you might not realize how small they really are; an adult bed bug is the size of an apple seed except that it has legs and skin-piercing mouthparts to bite you with! And get this, when they are born, they are only a millimeter in size and because they are almost transparent, they blend in with the background (like your body).

Attacked! These people are covered with horrible bed bug bites!

Dont let their tiny size fool you into thinking theyre harmless! These little bugs know exactly where to hide, when and who (yes, they can be selective) to bite and have driven many of their victims insane.

We also have an incredible collection of photos showing people BITTEN and ATTACKED by these bugs as well warning, it may give you nightmares 😉

As you can see from the image below, this bug could easily be missed; the baby (1st instar) is extremely hard to find and is almost transparent until its first feeding! Notice how their body elongates and turn a reddish-brow color as they fill themselves with blood?

Credit: Louis N. Sorkin

Here is a close up photo of a blood filled bed bug that burst open into the hand of a person searching for an infestation. You can clearly see the eggs, whats left of the bug, and the blood coming in contact with skin and who knows where that blood came from!

Before viewing the following slides, let me first give you an idea of what youll be looking at by showing you bed bugs caught in their natural habitat! Lets start with a close up picture of an entire life-cycle, from eggs, to shell casings, and finally to maturity. Keep in mind that this infestation went hidden for a very long time before being discovered!

What a cute picture of these two bed bugs living the life! The big one shed his shell while the other looks toward the eggs.

Another cure picture of bugs but the little little one appears to be shy and trying to hide. Notice the different sized shells, tells an entire story and helps give an idea of how long they have been hiding out there.

This image is a great example of what youll look for when trying to spot an infestation. Simply lift up the mattress out of the frame and if you see something that looks like this, then you need to act, and fast! Send us a photo if you do!

This was slide 1, there are more pictures of bed bugs, such as this one next to a ruler to give you an idea of how small these little blood suckers really are!

Also, check out these horrible pictures of bed bug bites when these bugs attack, they really do a number as they did on these people, and you never know it happened until the next morning!

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Bedbugs – Tenant Resource Center

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

I confess, bedbugs give me the heebie-jeebies. When folks come in, talking about how they have an infestation, I feel like I need to do a superstitious cleansing, a dance, a prayer, to make sure they don't end up hanging out around here. (And so far they haven't. Knock on wood. Feel free to come visit.)

When 2013 Wisconsin Act 76 was passed, it had some language in the law to do with repairs, which has led many people to confusion, especially on the subject of bedbugs. Today, I'm hoping to explain what bedbugs are, best practices in elimination, and whose responsibility it is to take that step.

What are bedbugs?

Bed bugs are small brown insects that look a little like wood ticks and are about the size of an apple seed. Theytypically spend the day in small cracks and crevices in the bedroomoften in the bed itself. At night they biteand feed on the blood of the person sleeping in the bed, then return to their hiding place.Bed bugs are notknown to transmit any disease, but of course they can still make someone's life miserable.

Bed bugs live for ten or eleven months under normal conditions. An adult female can lay several eggs a dayand hundreds over her lifetime. The eggs are tiny and hard to detect. Immature bed bugs have the same basicshape as the adults but are smaller and lighter in color. A bed bug molts (sheds its skin) five times beforebecoming an adult capable of reproducing. It has to have at least one meal of fresh blood before each molt.Under ideal conditions a bed bug can go from hatchling to adult in as little as a month.

The shape of the bug changes after it has fed. Before feeding, it's quite flat (in order to hide in cracks) androundish. After feeding, the bug is longer, no longer flat, and is more of a purplish color. Under the rightconditions adults can survive up to one year without feeding, which is one reason it can be so hard to get bedbugs out of a home.

Why are bedbugs so hard to get rid of?

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Wisconsin Laws: Who Pays?

Wisconsin law is pretty clear that the responsibility for repairs is on the landlord, and bedbugs are considered a repair issue. If the tenant caused it, though their "acts or inaction," then the tenant can be made to pay for the cost of getting rid of the infestation, but the landlord really would need to show that the tenant caused it. Here are the laws that make us think this:

If the premises are damaged, including by an infestation of insects or other pests, due to the acts or inaction of the tenant, the landlord may elect to allow the tenant to remediate or repair the damage and restore the appearance of the premises by redecorating. However, the landlord may elect to undertake the remediation, repair, or redecoration, and in such case the tenant must reimburse the landlord for the reasonable cost thereof.

This law seems to say that a tenant can be held responsible for the cost of pest infestations, but it's also pretty clear that that responsibility is only when the pests are "due to" something the tenant did or failed to do. When we're talking bedbugs, it doesn't seem like very much could be pointed to the "acts or inaction" of the tenant. How can a landlord prove where bedbugs came from? It might be possible, maybe if the tenant has lived in a single family home for over a year, where neither the landlord nor the landlord's employees entered during that time. It might also be possible to hold then tenant responsible when they didn't cooperate with pest removal services, but beyond that, it's a stretch.

Therefore, this law seems pretty clear that if there was a problem that was caused by someone who was not the tenant or the tenant's guest, then it would not be the tenant's responsibility to pay for that property damage. If, for instance, bedbugs were brought in on the shoes of a maintenance person, or through the ducts from a neighbors unit, it wouldn't be the tenant who ends up on the hook for those costs.

ATCP 134 language is now consistent with Wis. Stat. 704.

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