Patrons may be checking out more than just a book the next time they visit the Buena Vista Branch Library in Burbank. Elizabeth Goldman, the citys library services director, told council members that bedbugs have been found in the citys newest library on North Buena Vista Street. There were a few sites around the library primarily in the main reading area, known as the Castle in the childrens library, and in staff offices where the little insects were found, Goldman said in a phone interview Wednesday. She

Each night a couple years ago, Louis Salgado fell asleep knowing he would wake up a few hours later itching all over his body. The West Covina apartment he and his late wife shared for two decades was infested with bed bugs for the better part of 2015. I couldnt sleep, Salgado, 64, said recently as he recalled the most uncomfortable experience of his life. It got to the point that Id be up in the middle of the night with a flashlight and Id be seeing them crawl all over the carpet and Id try to kill them, try

Patrons may be checking out more than just a book the next time they visit the Buena Vista Branch Library in Burbank. During a Burbank City Council meeting on Tuesday, Elizabeth Goldman, the citys library services director, told council members that bed bugs have been found in the citys newest library on North Buena Vista Street. There were a few sites around the library primarily in the main reading area, known as the Castle in the childrens library, and in staff offices where the little insects were found,

AURORA, Colo. -- It was supposed to bring a good nights sleep to the Godin family. But when their new mattress was delivered, they say it brought nothing but nightmares while they were still awake. You can see the scars I have from the bites, Ken Godinsaid. He bought a new, nearly $4,000 king-sized mattress from the nearby Mattress Firm. A month later, he started waking up with bites. Bed bugs, he said. But how could they come from a brand new mattress? He blames the delivery method. The truck w

IT had been a sleepless, living nightmare. For mStar editor Zainal Azhar Mohamed, it was a year-long battle with bed bugs that ended with him surrendering and moving his family out of the rented home. He believes the ordeal began after his travels in Vietnam last year. I think there were bed bugs at the hotel. I got itchy bites while I was there, he recalls. He went to three doctors. They told him that it could be mosquito bites or an allergic reaction. They gave him medication that stopped the itchines

A frequent flyer took to Facebook to complain about bed bug bites on her arm after flying on Singapore-Hong Kong round-trip Scoot flights during the day. The woman said the bed bug bites appeared on Aug. 8 after taking a day trip to Hong Kong and back. She also pointed out an earlier complaint by another passenger from about a year ago about developing what appears to be bite marks on the arm after flying on Scoot. In response to media queries, Scoot told Mothership.

Maryland Daily Record (subscription)Baltimore Co. family gets $70K for bed bug infestation at Kushner-owned propertyMaryland Daily Record (subscription)Sarann Han moved a townhouse in Halethorpe with her two young children last summer. But she did not know home's property management company had treated the unit with chemicals until the day before she moved in to address a problem with bed bugs. Here is the original post: Baltimore Co. family gets $70K for bed bug infestation at Kushner-owned property - Maryland Daily Record (subscription

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Delta Five offers an innovative and effective solution to combat bed bugs. The company is the inventor of the Automated Insect Monitoring System, which has a proven 98 percent success rate at detecting bed bugs and other insects while preventing pest encounters. The devices are already in locations across the United States and around the globe. Delta Five's bed bug monitoring system couldn't have come at a better time. Cities across the country from New York to Southern Califo

GRAYSON COUNTY, Texas (KXII) - Grayson County pest control services said they're seeing more cases of bed bugs this summer than in recent summers. "Their only source of food is human blood," said Marshall Ward, a health inspector at the Grayson County Health Department. The tiny black bugs that bite at night can live up to eight months without blood, so it's recommended if you find them to not leave your home, because the bugs will stay. "They're very secretive and good about hiding themselves during the

Photos Jean-Franois Desgagns Children in shared custody, residences of elderly, restaurants, cinemas, banks, airline or transport, the conditions of spread of the bed bug are endless, according to experts. This is why, at Abat Extermination, we offer the tents of the thermal to deal with the luggage and killing any bed bugs caught during a stay abroad. On the photo, Samuel Genest, DG chez Abat Extermination, is working on a suitcase. Elisa Cloutier Wednesday, August 9, 2017 00:00 UPDATE Wednesday, Aug

Katharine Bavoso and Beth McEvoy , WCSH 6:38 AM. EDT August 08, 2017 The man who says he dumped a cup of bed bugs in the Augusta City Center speaks with NEWS CENTER's Katie Bavoso outside the Capital Judicial Center following his arraignment. (Photo: WCSH) AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) The man who allegedly dumped a cup of bed bugs at the Augusta City Center office pleaded not guilty to charges of misdemeanor assault and obstructing government admin

GETTY Bed bugs are usually found in the crevices and joints of your mattress and feed on human blood. While they are not dangerous and do not spread diseases they can be stressful to live with some people can experience reactions to their bites. They can cause itchy red bumps on the skin and in more severe cases may cause a rash or fluid-filled blisters. But how can you identify an infestation and what do they look like? GETTY Bedbugs are usually found in the crevices and joints of your ma

John Langdell said he had some unexpected visitors in his hotel in Whitehorse. An American tourist on a motorcycle trip with his friends, he said he was bitten by bedbugs in his hotel. "The first night, I thought I'd been bitten by a mosquito, I had a couple of bites on my hands and my arms," said Langdell. He said they swelled to be about the size of a dime. "The next night I got bit even worse. Boy, they itch like crazy." He said he wasn't sure what the bites were from, mosquito, spider or bedbug. Bu

August 4, 2017 The Aprehend biopesticide developed by Penn State researchers contains Beauveria bassiana, a natural and indigenous fungus that causes disease in insects but is harmless to humans. When a bedbug crosses a sprayed barrier, it picks up the fungal spores, which germinate and colonize the body, killing the bedbug in four to seven days. Credit: Daryl Branford As the summer travel season kicks into high gear, Penn State researchers have found a potential solution to those unwanted guests that