DETROIT, June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Whether at home or traveling for summer vacation, bed bugs could be a key concern. Although named for their habit of feeding on human hosts in bed, they can be found in all types of locations and items. To promote public awareness and to help avoid infestations, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has declared June 4-10, 2017 as Bed Bug Awareness Week. Rose Pest Solutions is joining NPMA in this important public education effort by sharing common signs of a bed bug

The city manager in Augusta, Maine, says the municipal office building had to be sprayed for bedbugs after a man threw a cup of the pests onto an office counter and about 100 of them scattered off. (Courtesy William Bridgeo) The city manager in Augusta, Maine, says the municipal office building had to be sprayed for bedbugs after a man threw a cup of the pests onto an office counter and about 100 of them scattered off. City Manager William Bridgeo tells the Kennebec Journal the man apparently complai

This story was originally published on WorkingMother.com. When you finally take a well-deserved trip, the last thing you want to concern yourself with is bed bugs. But even the finest hotels can have them. The hitchhiking pests travel to new places by way of both humans and their belongings. When they find a new home, they look for places to hide, such as mattresses, headboards, couches, and chairs, where theyll have access to a blood meal undisturbed. While you can find bed bugs in other public places such

You may think the best way to deal with a bed bug problem is to only use insecticides. But many people often overlook the importance of using non-chemical methods and, more importantly, preventing the bugs in the first place. This is particularly critical in multi-unit housing buildings where bed bugs are very difficult to eliminate. Alvaro Romero, from New Mexico State Universitys College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, is working with other researchers to educate the public about preventing

Kristie Garcia, For the Sun-News 12:21 p.m. MT June 3, 2017 New Mexico State University(Photo: Courtesy) LAS CRUCES - You may think the best way to deal with a bed bug problem is to only use insecticides. But many people often overlook the importance of using non-chemical methods and, more importantly, preventing the bugs in the first place. This is particularly critical in multi-unit housing buildings where bed bugs are very difficult to eliminate. Alvaro Romero, from New Mexico State U

A fourth Charleston fire station has reported a bedbug infestation after an individual reported being bitten, the department said Thursday. The fire department has been inspecting stations after an outbreak of bedbugs at two James Island fire stations and one on Daniel Island was detected earlier this week. They are also using the K9 units to inspect the homes of firefighters at affected stations. Station 19 at1985 Bees Ferry Roadis the fourth fire station to report bedbugs. According to a press release, the

A new, in-depth review of existing research on bed bug management strategies says preventing bed bug infestations is less costly than curbing existing ones. Preventative methods include visual inspections (top), interceptors (lower left), and adjusting furniture so that beds dont touch walls and bed linens dont touch floors (lower right.) (Photo credit:Alvaro Romero, Ph.D.) Amid the persistent threat of bed bug infestations in multi-unit housing, the best advice for property owners, managers, and

LAKE STEVENS, Wash. (KCPQ) A popular indoor water park and hotel responded Wednesday to a viral Facebook post detailing every vacationer's worst nightmare: bedbugs. The Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound responded to concerned comments on Facebook and answered messages from Q13 News following a social media post alleging a pest problem at the resort. Though bedbugs in hotels and expensive resorts are well-documented, the post was shared nearly 20,000 times. Lake Stevens resident Maranda Kuehn said her d

1280x960_00916C00-ZKDFR.png The City of Charleston is taking what it describes as a proactive approach to prevention as it works to restore conditions at local fire stations impacted by bed bugs. In a release issued Thursday from the Charleston Fire Department, it was shared a K9 trained to sniff out bed bugs "hit" on a couch in the common area of Station 19 in West Ashley. Firefighters at the station were then relocated to Station 12 and Station 16. Firefighters will work out of the other two stations unt

LAKE STEVENS, Wash. A popular indoor water park and hotel responded Wednesday to a viral Facebook post detailing every vacationers worst nightmare: Bedbugs. The Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound responded to concerned comments on Facebook and answered messages from Q13 News following a social media post alleging a pest problem at the resort. Please enable Javascript to watch this video Though bedbugs in hotels and expensive resorts are well-documented, the post was shared nearly 20,000 ti

May 31, 2017 Amid the persistent threat of bed bug infestations in multi-unit housing, the best advice for property owners, managers, and tenants looking to avoid the pests is the same advice that applies to many other afflictions: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. So says an extensive review of existing research into management strategies for bed bugs, published this week in the Entomological Society of America's Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM). The free, open-acces

The Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, a hotel and resort near Centralia, responded to recent claims about bed bugs Wednesday, Q13 news reported. Jason lasecki, the resorts communications director, told Q13 that the suspected issue, which was brought to the staffs attention by a facebook post last week, is being assessed. Diana Harrison, the resorts general manager, wrote on Facebook on May 22 that third-party professional exterminators and detection dogs were brought in to locate any bed bugs. We train

Share This Article: Example of a bed bug. Photo by Content Providers(s): CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki (http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp?pid=9822) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsNo doubtyouve heard the saying: Dont let the bed bugs bite, at some point, and from June 4 to 10 during Bed Bug Awareness Week, you can comply. But what exactly does the age-old phrase mean?It was actuallywas derived from a folk saying that goes like this: Go

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) A bed bug infestation is causing Jackson 911 dispatchers to be moved from building to building. The local president of the MississippiAlliance of State Employees and Communications Workers of America,Brenda Scott, said one of her union workers was bitten by bed bugs while at work. The worker, who wishes to remain unnamed, tells Brenda that she started noticing the bites on her arm about six weeks ago. And from there, they started popping up on her neck, back