FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KFTA) Between family visits and getaways, germs may not be the only thing you need to worry about bringing home.Be on the lookout for bed bugs.The bugs are known for hitch-hiking and can travel on you and your items.Pest control company Terminix just released the top 50 bed bug infested cities for 2019.Philadelphia, New York, Dallas-Fort Worth, Indianapolis and Cincinnati top the list.Closer to home, Little Rock comes in at number 23 and Fort Smith at 30.If you are staying in a hotel heres what to do to not take the bugs h

Tucson City HallFor several months inside Tucson City Hall, small insects that feast off of the blood of humans thrived on the fourth floor.More specifically, bed bugs.It took nearly three months for contractors to rid the municipal building of the pests, culminating with hiring a Phoenix company earlier this month to bring in a specially-trained dog to sniff the remaining bugs out, Andy Squire, a spokesman for the city confirmed.The first report of bed bugs came in late September, with an employee reporting finding a dead bed bug in a file fol

Before going to sleep at night, I would tear my bed apart removing one layer of bedding at a time to examine every fold and indentation. Id lift the mattress, rip off the pillowcases, inspect around the box springs and in the bug traps set around the house. Id repeat the process again in the morning and expand my hunt to other locations around the house.I wish I could say Id simply lost my mind, but the reality is almost worst: Earlier this year, we brought bedbugs into our house after a hotel stay.For the latest travel news, deals and points

Global travellers to blame for the rise of super bedbugs resistant to common treatments and theyre causing a surge in bumps, blisters and blood spots Global travel is to blame for an astronomical rise in bedbugs, as the critters hitch a ride on travellers clothing and bags.The blood-sucking bugs are also becoming resistant to insecticides, further fueling their rising numbers.Scientists are warning pest controllers may have to rely less on chemical warfare to kill off the pests.Instead, they should try vacuuming, steam or heat cleaning, anti-b

DetailsLast Updated: Sunday, 15 December 2019 05:46Published: Sunday, 15 December 2019 05:41 December 15, 2019 - ByJeannette E. Warnert- 'Tisthe season for holiday travel. As you make reservations for rental accommodations to visit family and friends, we wanted to share a few suggestions to help you avoid bringing bed bugs home with you. Regardless of what type of lodging you choose-- hotel, motel, cabin, or other type of rental-- no place is immune to bed bug introductions or infestations.We don't wish to alarm you, but we do want to point out

(MENAFN - GetNews) Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite. During much of the modern era, people generally considered this nothing more than a quirky phrase said to children while tucking them in at night. Looking deeper, though, most of those popular off-the-wall sayings evolved from a tiny grain of truth somewhere along the way. As several people have found out over the last twenty or thirty years, this one is no exception to the rule. Looking at the History of Bed Bugs Historical accounts indicate bed bugs have been around

Believe it or not, the popular bedtime phrase Dont let the bed bugs bite rings true as these insects are considered a nuisance to the household. Here are ways to tell if your household has an infestation and how to get rid of them.A bed bug infestation is one of the worst things to happen to a home. What makes these pests such is that they feed on the blood of whatever they cling to, from humans to animals in order to reproduce, and they are also a challenge to treat as they are also immune to pesticides. Bed bugs have flat oval bodies and are

Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite. During much of the modern era, people generally considered this nothing more than a quirky phrase said to children while tucking them in at night. Looking deeper, though, most of those popular off-the-wall sayings evolved from a tiny grain of truth somewhere along the way. As several people have found out over the last twenty or thirty years, this one is no exception to the rule.Looking at the History of Bed BugsHistorical accounts indicate bed bugs have been around since ancient times. Foss

Bed bugs are blood-sucking pests with shocking reproductive abilities and mutated features that will make anyones skin crawl. Bed bugs feed on cats, dogs, other pets and humans and are immune to pesticides. This immunity to pesticides has caused their numbers to rise and outbreaks of the pests to become more frequent in cities around the world.Environmental Protection Agency said: The common bed bug has long been a pest - feeding on blood, causing itchy bites and generally irritating their human hosts.They are small, oval, brownish insects and

HAMILTON, ON, Dec. 9, 2019 /CNW/ -Petty Pest Control Services, home and commercial pest control professionals has announced the addition of a new heat treatment technology to their wide range of bed bug control solutions. This is in response to the numerous requests from their customers to make bed bug heat treatment services available in the community. Jim Petty, the owner of PPC Services, says it took a while to have the service accessible on the market. "A lot of different ways to deliver heat to a bed bug infested home have been used in the

A SWEDISH woman was treated for bed bugs after staying at a lavish city centre hotel in Dublin.Sanja Manduric, from Lund in Sweden, forked out almost 350 for a two night stay at Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham on OConnell Street while on a business trip.33The 54-year-old Swedish Board of Agriculture official was also planning on spending the weekend in Dublin with her daughter when her work commitments wrapped up but she was left in agony after waking up to 77 large red bites on her face and arms.Sanja told the Irish Sun: I picked the hotel because

DEAR DEIDRE:BEDBUGS are causing me a nightmare.We live in a council house and the bites started the night the kids and I moved in after the break-up of my relationship.1Ive complained to the council but no one is helping me. Im 26 and my children are five, two and three months.I keep my house clean and Ive got new carpets and very little furniture, as I chucked it all out in case it was infected.But the baby and I wake up in the night with bedbugs crawling on us. I feel desperate.Get in touch with Deidre todayGot a problem?Send an email to prob

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) Philadelphia's effort to shed its ranking as number one for bedbug infestations is back on track, after City Council amended a bill setting new rules for reporting and remediation. The bill still is not as strong as advocates would like.A bedbug task force spent two years working on a bill that would require landlords to treat for bed bugs immediately when a tenant reported them, only to see it undone in committee under pressure from landlords, who wanted to split the cost of treatment with tenants.Amendments added

In order to successfully detect the presence of bed bugs you can follow these simple rules. The first thing to do is the simplest, use your nose as bed bug feces and pheromones smell unpleasant and have a sickly scent. Next, bed bugs will hide in small cracks and crevices near the bed, in skirting boards or bedside cabinets, as well as, along the seams, inside covers and around the zippers of sofas and chairs, along the seals of doors and drawers, as well as the joints. Then look for bed bug eggs which are 1 mm in length and are milky white gr