Sticky plastic covers aren't the only way to cope with pesky bed bugsThe Bellingham HeraldDEAR MR. MYERS: Our neighborhood is suffering from a terrible infestation of bed bugs. We haven't been hit at least not yet but many of our neighbors have. How can we protect our home against them? What can we do if we suffer an attack, too? See the rest here: Sticky plastic covers aren't the only way to cope with pesky bed bugs - The Bellingham Herald

Q: When well-traveled house guests visit, should you air your concerns about bedbugs? Is it OK to ask someone to leave his luggage outside his room? Traveling in the developing world does not mean you're more likely to be afflicted by bedbugs. Ask your friend if he came across bedbugs on his trip. If he says no, you have nothing to worry about. Asking a house guest to leave his luggage outside is incredibly rude. In the very unlikely event that your house guest does have bedbugs, they can be eradicated by

GARDEN CITY, Mich. (WXYZ) - Many students at Garden City High School don't know what to think, after a student found a bed bug inside a classroom. That of course scared many moms and dads, including Ken Bovensieb. He told us he yanked his two kids out of school Wednesday morning. The father of a sophomore and senior says, "I don't want them in my house." The school says once they heard about this single incident of bed bugs on Monday, it followed all the right protocols. Senior Emanuel Tudosa says his e

Found a dead bedbug on my bed. Pictures were taken and the specimen was shown to hotel staff. They didn't seem concerned. I was asked how I was sure that it was a bedbug,the staff member was shown the... Felt like things were crawling on me and was itchy during night. Woke up to find dozens of bites all over my body. Found a bed bug which was still alive on my shirt when removing from plastic bag to w... There are many reasons why you should stay

This is my annual reminder to be aware of situations that may inadvertently bring bedbugs to your home. Late spring and early summer activities put many of us at a greater risk, such as family members moving from apartments or dormitories, lodging in motels, and children participating in youth summer camps. Bedbugs continue to be a problem in Ohio, including Hancock and surrounding counties. I cannot stress enough that you do not want to introduce them to your home. Bedbugs like to hitchhike on clothing, luggage,

A bed bug can individually and collectively cause a number of health effects including skin rashes, psychological effects and allergic symptoms.[1] Bed bug bites or cimicosis may lead to a range of skin manifestations from no visible effects to prominent blisters.[2]:446 Diagnosis involves both finding bed bugs and the occurrence of compatible symptoms.[1] Treatment involves the elimination of the insect but is otherwise symptomatic.[1] Because infestation of human habitats has been on the increase in develop

myfox8.comNorth Carolina health department closed due to bed bugsmyfox8.comMOREHEAD CITY, N.C. A North Carolina health department has temporarily closed after bed bugs were discovered inside the building. WNCT reported that the Carteret County Health Department in Morehead City closed Friday for extermination of the ... Follow this link: North Carolina health department closed due to bed bugs - myfox8.com

New pesticide could spell the end for bedbugs. When I mentioned to some friends and frequent readers of this column that I was actually contemplating writing another spiel regarding bedbugs, I was met with a mixed bag of reactions. Unfortunately, they ranged from scorns and dirty looks to threats of bodily harm and cancellations of their subscriptions. I initially wasnt going to write ANYTHING about bedbugs, ever, but I caved in to requests and started to write my thoughts about this scourge. Six columns later

May 10, 2017 7:28 AM ST. LOUIS (KMOX) The problem of bed bugs isnt going away and that means constant calls to one company. Jay Everitt, technical director with Rottler Pest Control, says they are running seven to eight crews, six days a week trying to combat bed bugs, not only in the St. Louis metro area but as far away as Kansas City. He says they are fending off offers to buy their bed bug detection dogs. I think what happens is management companies wind up spending a lot of mo

I rented two room, 218 and 219. At first I didn't see anything on the bed, until about 2 in the morning when my niece said she was bitten, didn't think anything about it and went back to sleep at 6:30... My fianc and I have gone to this hotel 2 other times with no issue, but in our valentines weekend getaway we had uninvited guest join us in the bed. My fianc was bitten several times on his arm, ... Checked into the hotel late at night after our

The pests account for 21% of liability claims, insurance provider Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty reported. Animal incidents, including biting bed bugs, are a leading driver of insurance claims and losses can be significant, says global insurance company Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) in a new report, Global Claims Review: Liability in Focus. AGCS analyzed more than 1,800 animal-related liability insurance claims that occurred between 2011 and 2016 on which it was a named insurer (either primary or e

John Pappas, executive director of Platt College, says after an inspection, "it was determined that we had bed bugs in three of our classrooms. We moved students to other classrooms in the building." (KTUL) Hundreds of students and teachers pass through the doors each day at Platt College, and one of them brought along some uninvited guests: Bed bugs. "They are great at traveling like a tick or a chigger on our clothing, and that's how they get dispersed everywhere," says Daryl Carter, owner of The B

MADISONVILLE -- Bed bugs. Just the thought of them make most individuals want to cringe. During a Hopkins County Board of Health meeting Wednesday, Environmental Health Specialist Barry Franklin addressed how to identify, treat and prevent an infestation. The insect is about the size of an apple seed and can range in color from brown to red, depending on when it was last fed. "The bite takes three to 10 minutes," Franklin said. "During the bite, usually at night time, they release a

Dave Moore, pulls one of the heating units out of Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action's bedbug remediation truck Dec. 13, 2016, in Lancaster.(Photo: Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette)Buy Photo Bedbugs have pestered us for centuries. These begbug fossils were recently recovered from Paisley Caves, Oregon, the site of the oldest dated archaeological human remains in North America, and are approximately 9,400 years old. Bedbugs nearly vanished in the United St