Courtesy photo Flea markets got their name from French markets where shoppers worried about fleas in old items. Do you remember as a child hearing about people going to flea markets? Continue reading Source Link(s) Are Here Flea Market Finds: Avoid fleas (or bedbugs) at the flea market - Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription) Tree, turf and ornamental plant update June 15, 2017 Dry conditions, leaf drop on maple, rose chafer and forest tent caterpillar are active, scout for

Our biggest fears can have our minds racing with scary images of bed bugs, but could you spot one? Angeli Kakade (@angelikakade) has the story. Buzz60 Recently fed adult bed bugs and just-hatched baby bed bugs. The white morsels are eggs.(Photo: M.F. Potter) They're small, blood-sucking parasites perhaps living in the corners and crevices of our beds, feeding off us while we sleep. Bed bugs, for decades, existed as myths,part of a rhyme our parents told us be

Most people are freaked out by the idea of bed bugs , let alone actually seeing one in person. And, of course, if you spotted one in your hotel room, youd want to book it the other way ASAP. But a new survey published in American Entomologist found that while people are completely grossed out by bed bugs, most actually have no idea what the little insects look like. For the survey, researchers asked about 2,000 travelers who were visiting hotels for business and leisure a series of question

Bed bugs can be especially overwhelming for low-income families. The pests are drawn to apartment complexes with lots of people packed into small spaces, and they cause pain, anxiety and financial stress. Some apartment complexestreat theinfestations, then send the bill straight to the tenants. Something Wasnt Right When her little girls started waking up each morning with red welts on their faces, Shelby Rodriguez was worried. It was summer though, so sheassumed theywere mosquito bites.Besides, she had alr

Bedbugs are a nightmare to get rid of, mostly because its difficult to find every single one and eradicate them entirely. In fact, bed bugs die only at extremely high temperatures (122 degrees Fahrenheit/50 degrees Celsius) or when frozen or suffocated over a period of up to 400 days. Commonly misunderstood, bedbug infestations aren't necessarily caused by a lack of hygiene or an overabundance of clutter. Bedbugs can be found anywhere a human might rest: Common locations for bedbugs include public places such as

Courtesy photo Flea markets got their name from French markets where shoppers worried about fleas in old items. Do you remember as a child hearing about people going to flea markets? Like me, did you think they were actually selling fleas at this market? How did flea markets get their name? It seems in the early days, the original outdoor markets in Paris were in less than desirable neighborhoods and often featured items that were tattered, shabby and quite possibly full of fleas. Th

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live): Bed bugs, many of us hear that and instantly cringe. A woman contacted our Whistleblower hotline saying they're being slapped with a $1,200 bill for bed bug treatment. That same treatment damaged the apartment's walls, kitchen and carpeting. "Anything is possible," said Stephanie Walters "I got cracks along my, you know cracks in the walls, holes in the walls. It's very easy for a bug to crawl through." But Walters wants to know why is the cost is so high? Walters says their

Eric Ginnard - eginnard@shawmedia.com Caption Caption Caption JOLIET Some people collect stamps or baseball cards. Rosemary Brown squirrels away the bedbugs she caught sucking her blood over the years. Ive got dated bags of dead bugs I caught on my couch feeding on me, the 71-year-old Brown said. I cant sleep and my nerves are a wreck. Im 71 and Im getting emotional stress from everything Ive been through, she said. Brown is not the only resident

BENTON, Ky - They're small. They bite. They spread fast. Exterminator Lemuel Gourley, owner of Bluegrass Termites and Pest Control,said he has been getting calls daily about bed bugs. Gourley said you willknow right away if you have bed bugs, because they are easy to find.But they are hard to get rid of.Check under your mattress near where you lay your head and check in your favorite chair in your house, because that is where they like to hide. Gourley said they can go anywhere though, l

By Mark | Bed Bugs , Getting Rid of Bed Bugs If youve read many of the posts on this site, then you know Im pretty devoted to helping people figure out what kills bed bugs and their eggs. To that end, I not only actively help people I know, but I also go out and read what other people are finding that works, and what other people are recommending. And you know what? There is a HUGE disconnect between what kills bed bugs and their eggs and what people are recommending, particularly on internet sites.

Reader Approved Three Parts:Containing the InfestationCleaning UpTreating Your HouseCommunity Q&A Bed bugs are parasitic insects that feed on the blood of warm-blooded creatures, and particularly humans. These bugs are often found living on mattresses, box springs, bed sheets, and baseboards, as well as suitcases, shoes, and backpacks. Calling a professional exterminator is the quickest and most effective way to get rid of bed bugs at home, but you can tackle minor infestati

You probably wouldn't know one if you saw one. Bed bug, termite, or louse? Only 35 percent of business travelers (and a scant 28 percent of leisure travelers) could identify a bed bug from an insect lineup, despite the fact that nearly 60 percent of travelers said that if they found one, they wouldn't just switch roomsthey'd switch hotels. American travelers may be unable to tell a tick from a bed bug, concludes a study published today in American Entomologist, but we sure know we hate them. "Hotels ar

It was Friday, May 26 when Ariel Esposito-Bernard was vacuuming her sons bedroom carpet and spotted the first bug. Horrified, I scooped it into a baggie and stared at it, praying fervently that God turn it into a grasshopper, a spider, a centipede really anything except what it was; a bed bug, the Queens, New York momlater shared on Facebook. What would follow in the next few days wasas frustrating as it was heartbreaking. Esposito-Bernard says she spent hours at the laundry mat, costing herhundreds of dollars.

By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- While many travelers think that finding bed bugs in their hotel room would be the stuff of nightmares, very few know what one looks like, a new survey shows. Just 16 percent were able to spot bed bugs in a lineup of five bug illustrations. Ticks and lice were most often mistaken for bed bugs, while ants or termites were least likely to be confused with the pesky blood suckers. Study co-author Michael Potter, a professor