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

It might be cute to hear a three-year old sing, As snug as a bug in a rug, but theres nothing cute at all about having your home infested with bed bugs. But thats what Rudy and his family dealt with in July, 2019 when their home became bed bug central.A pest control service got the infestation under control, but it was an expensive nightmare, he explained during our telephone conversation. He had been on the phone to a number of attorneys wanting someone to file suit against the school district for the way a teacher and administrators dealt wit

XploreMR offers 10-year forecast of the U.K. and Germany bed bugs control services market between 2016 and 2026. The primary objective of the report is to offer insights on the advancements in the U.K. and Germany bed bugs control services market. The study demonstrates market dynamics that are expected to influence the current environment and future status of the U.K. and Germany bed bugs control services market over the forecast period. This report is to offer updates on trends, drivers, restraints, value forecasts, and opportunities for manu

Despite reports of a second bedbug sighting in the University Teaching Center, the Universitys pest control team said they have not found any more bedbugs in room 2.102A.Bedbugs were first confirmed in the room Oct. 18, and the University hired a private pest control company to treat the room the following week, Landscape Services manager Jim Carse said. A month later, journalism junior Alejandra Gavilanes said her professor, Samantha Pinto, warned her class that another bedbug report was made to the University.Veronica Trevino, Financial and A

Complaints about noise are more than twice the national average in Stockton.The figure was revealed in a round up on environmental health performance last week.The borough saw 13.7 noise complaints per 1,000 residents in 2018/19 - whereas the national average stands at 6.3 per 1000.Environmental health chief Steve Donaghy said the authority did receive a high number of noise complaints.However, he told the latest health and wellbeing board Stockton was a particularly urban borough with national figures including rural areas elsewhere in the cou

A Louisiana couple is suing Disney, claiming they took home some unwanted souvenirs bedbugs that infested their home and traumatized their autistic son during their stay at the All-Star Movies Resort last year.Ashley and Robert LaCombe filed the lawsuit that was transferred into Orlando federal court this week. The suit seeks more than $75,000 in damages.A Disney spokeswoman did not comment specifically on the allegations other than the company would respond appropriately in court.Ashley LaCombe, a commercial Realtor, and her husband, who run

The June bug flaunts a gaudy wing, the fire bug flies for fame; the bedbug has no wings at all, but he gets there all the same. Unnamed American poet, circa 1890In an Industrial Avenue strip mall, a working beagle named Stella vigorously noses into baseboards, bookcases, table legs and chairs.Beagles are bred to track rabbits; Stella has learned to hunt bedbugs.Flat, oval-shaped, rust brown and vampirish, bedbugs have skittered into the public spotlight following their discovery in nine federal government office buildings in the National Capita

Dr. Austin Frishmans first job in the industry was as a service technician for Clover Exterminators. Here he displays his work shirt from those early days.Mark Goodman, regional operations manager, Plunketts Pest Control, shared a number of interesting case histories in a session titled, Troubleshooting Tricky Pest Problems.Educational sessions were packed throughout the three-day event.Educational sessions were packed throughout the three-day event.A PMP signs a card congratulating Dr. Michael Potter on his retirement from the University of Ke

OTTAWA Hundreds of government workers have been forced to work from home after bed bugs were discovered on all the floors in their building. The employees work for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on the Quebec side. Almost the entire building has been shut down, all except several employees working on the sixth floor. Theyre working with sensitive information and say they cant take their work home with them. But theyre certainly worried now about taking bed bugs home with them. While the rest of the building remains virtual

The leaders of today seem to be in a trance of leadership, forgetting that there are certain people called the youth who are supposed to be the leaders of tomorrow. Well, tomorrow is yet to come since leadership in this part of the world is a recycling of past leaders, old and overwhelmed. Sadly, the fortunes of the nations education sector continue to dwindle amid sexual harassment, poor academic infrastructure and unhealthy learning environment, among others.If insecurity continues to affect the land, then our chances to quality education is

Persistence Market Research delivers key insights on theU.K. and Germany bed bugs control services marketin its upcoming outlook titled, U.K. and Germany Market Study on Bed Bug Control Services: Chemical Control Service Type Segment Expected to Gain Significant Market Share by 2026. By value, the U.K bed bugs control services market is likely to witness a CAGR of 4.7% between 2016 and 2026, reaching a market valuation of US$ 12.7 Mn by 2026 end. The Germany bed bugs control services market is projected to be valued at US$ 16.4 Mn by the end of

A full-blown bed bug infestation can develop anywhere if allowed to go unchecked; however, in a hospital or surgery center environment, due to frequent bedding changes, fewer places to hide and regular attention from staff, an advanced bed bug infestation is a low risk in most facilities. However, a hospital or surgery centers risk of bed bug introduction is relatively high. The more patients, guests and employees a facility has, the higher the risk of introduction. Therefore, PMPs treating these facilities should know the areas at highest risk