A TRAUMATISED British mum was "locked up in a filthy room with bed bugs" after testing positive for coronavirus on holiday.Nathalie Hopley, 37, flew to Corfu, Greece, on October 6 for a week away with her family of five - but they ended up in a "dirty" quarantine block after catching the virus. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates 77Her all-inclusive holiday soon turned to hell as she was quarantined away from her family after three days.The travel agent from Chester said she has been forced to stay in a "filthy" and "be

In a seniors housing building in east-end Toronto, 69-year-old Maureen Clohessy has taped over her power outlets, hoping to keep bedbugs out of the bachelor unit shes called home for three years. Each day, she watches for the scuttling critters, her eyes scanning from her plugs to her ceiling in an apartment on the seventh floor. The building at 828 Kingston Road is known as Glen Stewart Acres, and its one of several senior-specific buildings operated by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.Like other community housing buildings in Toronto

LINCOLN, Mich. You may recall our story from last week where residents at Lincoln Manor were voicing concerns about a bed bug issue. Their management office has reached out to us to provide an update on this matter.The issue of bed bugs at Lincoln manor dates back to approximately 2018.According to Lincoln Manor, Property Manager, Melvin Ward, they are doing all they can to get the problem under control.One 92yearold resident, whose apartment was infested with bed bugs, received a notice that her lease will not be renewed. Ward denies that the

Cardon Ellis, chief inspector of Unipest, walks us through the process of using heat treatment that is eco-friendly and organic to get rid of bed bugs and the eggs. The end goal is to ensure there is not a single bed bug left.Homeowners contacted Unipest to get rid of their bed bug problem in their master bedroom. They requested eco-friendly or organic sprays which have been popular for ten to twenty years.Theyre super effective and require no chemicals and second theyre super-fast, Cardon Ellis said.In order to produce an effective four-hour h

Leaving itchy bite marks on your skin, the thought of these bugs feeding on your flesh at night can creep anybody out. One plant-based essential oil could ward them off.Known as Cimex Lectularius, according to Pest Smart Control, bed bugs can range from 1mm to 7mm in size.Notoriously difficult to see, they can hide in the nooks and crannies of a mattress.One of the best essential oils to deter bed bugs from settling in your bedroom is lemongrass.Belonging to a small evergreen tree found in Southeast Asia, lemongrass has a citrusy aroma bed bugs

Marshfield Police Department Reports October 8-15October 8:A man called dispatch stating that a 70 year-old Marshfield man was possibly not breathing or having a pulse as he was non-responsive and the door was locked. Officers and Marshfield EMS were dispatched. Officer arrived and forced entry. The noise of the forced entry startled the man awake and he was checked over by EMS after they arrived. It was made aware by management and Pettigrew that the man had been informed he was to vacate the premise for not making any payments. It was also po

When asked how common bedbugs are in the UK, Mr Blackhurst answered: The UK was virtually free of bed bugs many years ago, but infestations started to increase when demand for international travel rocketed in recent years.They are commonly brought unknowingly into the UK and spread by those who travel frequently. Despite their name, bed bugs will quite happily exist outside the bedroom.They can travel on humans and survive in our luggage when travelling, as well as on sofas and most upholstery.The parasites are most commonly found in the bedroo

HARRISVILLE The Alcona County Commission on Aging is so frustrated with an improperly treated bed bug infestation at Lincoln Manor that the agency broke its own policy against serving residents in infected homes just so one senior could get a bath.Commission on Aging Executive Director Lenny Avery told the Alcona County board on Wednesday that one client at Lincoln Manor requires a bath three times a month, but hadnt received a bath in two months until officials went in on Tuesday. We went in there and we provided some bathing assistance for h

Garron Bradish, the countys environmental health supervisor, fields many complaints about bedbugs.He has advice to offer to callers, but can do nothing to force landlords to address a bedbug infestation.Actually, they arent considered a public health threat because they dont spread any kind of disease, he said. Theyre more of a nuisance.Bedbugs are tiny insects, less than a fifth of an inch, that live on human blood, hide in dark crevices and can go up to a year without eating, all the while laying eggs and increasing their numbers.They are har

Bedbugs are tiny insects (the size of an apple seed) that feed on the blood of humans.They choose dark hiding places in close proximity to sleeping humans, crawling out to feed for 4 to 12 minutes when people are asleep.Bedbugs can be found in clean houses, too. They only need the blood of humans to live, so maintaining a clean, spotless house does not necessarily prevent them from coming in.Bedbugs are very easy to bring into your house. These insects can crawl into luggage, clothes and even furniture without notice. When they get inside your

A road trip for the ages!The Zolciak-Biermann family is hitting the road and traveling cross-country when Don't Be Tardy premieres tomorrow night (Oct. 6) on Bravo and it's going to be a wild ride, according to Kim Zolciakand Kroy Biermann's daughters Brielle Biermann and Ariana Biermann."Nine people: six kids, our parents, and the nanny. We traveled across the country 40 days and 40 nights. Longest 40 days, 40 nights of my life," Brielle tells E! News exclusively. "Thank God I had Ariana.""Thank God, because if I did not have you and we were d

A road trip for the ages!The Zolciak-Biermann family is hitting the road and traveling cross-country when Don't Be Tardy premieres tomorrow night (Oct. 6) on Bravo and it's going to be a wild ride, according to Kim Zolciakand Kroy Biermann's daughters Brielle Biermann and Ariana Biermann."Nine people: six kids, our parents, and the nanny. We traveled across the country 40 days and 40 nights. Longest 40 days, 40 nights of my life," Brielle tells E! News exclusively. "Thank God I had Ariana.""Thank God, because if I did not have you and we were d

Bed bug bites occur at night which can make spotting an infestation extremely difficult. The small insects live in the cracks and crevices in and around mattresses and beds and feast on exposed skin or blood. These blood-sucking critters are not always obvious until its too late. What are the three main signs you have a bed bug infestation?Smelling a certain odour emanating from the bedroom could mean youre at risk.Terminix said on their website: Like many species of bugs, bed bugs release odours called alarm pheromones."When a group of bed bug

Bed bugs are parasites easily picked up on trains, planes and in hotels, spreading into ones home. Generally, it takes at least seven weeks for a bed bug to grow from an egg to an adult. If many adult bugs are present one can reasonably assume that the infestation has been there for more than seven weeks. Smelling a certain odour emanating from the bedroom could mean youre at risk. David Cain of extermination company Bed Bugs Limited said: The problem of bed bugs has been spreading globally since the late 1990s, and there is literally no countr