A family in San Francisco said they live among an infestation of cockroaches, bed bugs and the presence of mold in their apartment and have yet to received any help from the building manager."In more than 15 years they have not given us maintenance, every year as they should, they always say that they have no money and that they can't," said the tenant, through tears.NBC Bay Area's sister station, Telemundo 48, tried to contact the building administration. However, so far they have not received a response.The presence of mold is increasingly vi

RESIDENTS of a block of flats in Southampton have spoken out after almost three years of constant bed bug problems. Those who live in Ventnor Court in Swaythling have said they have been suffering with the insect issue for the past two to three years. Now some have said they are angry as they are being asked to pay the bill for constant cleaning and treating of their flats even though they say its not coming from their homes and they shouldn't have to pay it. The complex which includes two separate buildings is run by Southampton City Coun

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) One South Carolina lawyer specializing in bed bug cases said 90 percent of his cases stem from Myrtle Beach hotels and resorts.Trevor Eddy, owner of the Eddy Law Firm in Columbia, said his firm has worked on at least 45 cases with more than 200 total clients in recent years. Most cases are still in active litigation.With this summers tourism boom and a shortage of workers at some hotels, Eddy said hes seen an increase in people turning to his firm for help after bed bug bites. Eddy said most cases happen in the bigger

Q - I read where bed bugs are becoming a huge problem again. How do I know if I have them and what can I do to get rid of them? -Laura in AtlantaA - Its true. Bed bugs are becoming a huge problem again with reports of infestations up. And, as we get out and start to travel more, that means bed bug reports will go up even more.A bed bug is a tiny critter that feeds on the blood of warm-blooded animals. Your home can become infested in a number of different ways:- From bugs and eggs that hitch hiked in on clothing and luggage (see 5 Things for wa

As Marie Ramos carried boxes up to apartment 4L on the fourth floor, her new neighbors periodically stopped her.Are you moving in? Ramos remembered them asking.After she told them she was, they all responded the same way: Find a new place.Ramos didnt immediately believe the warnings given to her about 87 Pleasant St., managed by Northeast Properties in Worcester. She heard the stories as she unloaded her belongings. They focused on infestation including roaches, bed bugs and mice.Her concern, however, focused on a leak. Northeast notified her a

A woman accidentally set herself on fire while attempting to kill an infestation of bed bugs, authorities have said.The 31-year-old was using rubbing alcohol to torch her car in Pontiac, Michigan, because she believed bed bugs were inside, police said.Deputies with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office were called at 1:39 p.m. Tuesday to the 1200 block of Perry Street because of a car fire, ClickOnDetroit reported.Officials told the publication that the woman who owned the car had a panic attack because there were bed bugs inside and decided to p

It's important to identify if your bites are from bedbugs. Aleksey Boyko/ShutterstockYour bites might be caused by bedbugs if you woke up with them.Bedbugs typically feed between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. iStockAccording to a 2012 study by the American Society for Microbiology, bedbugs generally feed on human blood during the night because they're attracted to the carbon dioxide and body heat their host body emits during sleep.Peak feeding time for bedbugs occurs between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.If you're waking up with bites that you didn't have the night bef

A Doncaster couple say that they are experiencing quarantine hotel hell in Greece after testing positive for coronavirus at the end of their holiday. The couple, who wish to remain anonymous, are currently isolating at a quarantine hotel in Corfu, Greece, after one of them tested positive in the final days of their holiday. They flew out to Corfu on July 27 for a three night and four day holiday and say their initial experience was "amazing". READ MORE: Holiday nightmare as mum left 'wrapped around a signpost' after being flung from quadbike

Bedbugs are developing A Strong Resistance to most common insecticidesResearchers say the resistance they observed means non-chemical treatments may be needed to combat bedbug infestations.Video provided by NewsyNewsyA 31-year-old Michigan womanwas hospitalized with second-degree burns this weekafter attempting to exterminate bedbugs in her car.Oakland County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched at around 1:39 p.m. Tuesday in Pontiac, Michigantoassist with a vehicle fire.The woman reportedly had a panic attack due to having bedbugs inside hervehi

PONTIAC, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said a woman set her car on fire after she discovered bed bugs inside the vehicle and tried to kill them by setting them on fire.Deputies were called to the car fire on Perry Street in Pontiac around 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday to help the Waterford Fire Department with a vehicle fire.The sheriff's office said the owner of the car, a 31-year-old woman, had a panic attack after finding bed bugs in her car and decided to kill them. The method the woman chose to kill the bug was to pour rubbing

A Michigan woman has been hospitalised with second-degree burns after she attempted to exterminate bedbugs in her car by rubbing alcohol and setting fire to the vehicle. AFP picKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 A 31-year-old woman in Michigan has been hospitalised with second-degree burns after she attempted to exterminate bedbugs in her car by using rubbing alcohol.USA Today reported that the woman had a panic attack due to the insects inside her vehicle and decided to kill it by pouring rubbing alcohol and lighting a fire.However, she accidentally lit he

PONTIAC, MI -- A 31-year-old woman is recovering after she accidentally set herself and her car on fire this week while trying to kill bed bugs. According to Fox 2 Detroit, the woman was treated at McLaren Oakland Hospital for second-degree burns caused by setting rubbing alcohol on fire inside her vehicle in hopes of killing the bed bugs.The Oakland County Sheriffs Office responded to a call Tuesday for a reported car fire on Perry Street around 1:40 p.m. When they arrived, deputies found the woman and discovered shed had a panic attack after

This news really bites for out-of-towners dreaming of a New York City visit.Some 188 local hotels, including 108 located within a one-mile radius of Times Square, have allegedly hosted some very unwanted guests in recent years: bed bugs.Thats according to a skin-crawling new study from Pest Strategies, an online resource for pest removal tips and services.To bring to light a report that really highlights hotels as the main transmission vector is important, said 30-year-old Shane Dutka, an operations manager at the Raleigh, NC-based portal, who

via www.thewestsidegazette.com A new report conducted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and the University of Kentucky has found that bed bug infestations in the United States are growing at high rates.The report also stated that a third of pest-management companies treated bedbug infestations in hospitals in 2012, 6% more than the year before, and more than twice as many as in 2010.Bed bug experts also reported seeing them in ambulances, and 99.6 percent of study respondents claimed to have encountered bed bug infestations in