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

kgw.comMost Americans Fear Bed Bugs but Can't Spot Onekgw.comMost Americans Fear Bed Bugs but Can't Spot One. 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. KGW 9:09 AM. PDT June 14, 2017 ... View original post here: Most Americans Fear Bed Bugs but Can't Spot One - kgw.com

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Most Americans fear bedbugs but the majority can't identify one out of a lineup of other common insects, new research shows. In a survey of U.S. travelers conducted by researchers at the University of Kentucky, 60 percent of participants said they would switch hotels if they found evidence of bedbugs in a guest room. However, only 35 percent of business travelers and 28 percent of leisure travelers correctly identified a bedbug when looking at a group of similar small pests. "Considering all the medi

1. Secure your belongings.Before you look for bed bugs in a new hotel room, store your zipped luggage away from the walls and off the floor and bed. That way if you find any signs of an infestation, you dont risk taking it with you. 2. Probe their hiding spots.Remove all of the sheets and coverings from the mattress, and check closely along all the seams and on the headboard, especially near the head of the bed, Potter says. Youll usually find bed bugs closer to the pillows because the heat and carbon dioxide p

by: Nicole Carr Updated: Jun 13, 2017 - 11:52 PM UNION CITY, Ga. - A Union City mother told Channel 2 Action News that she came home to find her daughter covered in bedbugs. The family lives at an extended stay motel and Schlendia Robinson told Channel 2s Nicole Carr she cant afford to move. A manager at the motel told Carr he's aware of this case but believes the woman or her guests may have brought the critters in. Robinson and other residents saidthey're being blamed for a mattress issue tha

Local News LUBBOCK, TX - Cases of bed bugs across the South Plains have increased nearly 500% in the past year. Bug Tech said the reason for several of these cases is due to traveling. Mainly you're going to get them a lot in traveling in big social areas or anywhere you set your bags down. They jump on you through baggage and through clothes. It's really where a lot of traveling happens, through airports and hotel rooms and other places like that, Chase McDonald, a Business Development Manager at Bug

Bed bugs: they just don't stop biting, and they're tough to get rid of. But should it take your landlord weeks and weeks to do something about it? Maria Hallas, KSDK 7:24 PM. CDT June 13, 2017 (Photo: KSDK) ST. LOUIS, MO. - Bed bugs. They just don't stop biting and they're tough to get rid of. But should it really take your landlord weeks and weeks to do something about it? Residents of West Pine Apartments said they were at their wits end. They cla

Whether youre traveling for work or just taking a vacation, one of the last things you want to see when you drop your bags in your hotel room is an infestation of bed bugs. But are those tiny insects really bed bugs at all? In a recent survey, researchers from the University of Kentucky found that up to 60% of respondents would switch hotels if they found bed bugs in their room. But, ironically, the same survey found that only 35% of business travelers and 28% of leisure travelers could identify a bed bug in the

bed bugs RAIN SMITH, Kingsport Times-News Yesterday at 1:39 PM KINGSPORT One floor of the Kingsport Renaissance Center was closed two days last week so it could be chemically sprayed for bed bugs, but it reopened Monday on regular hours. According to Heather Cook, Kingsport Director of Marketing and Public Relations, the issue was detected Thursday on the first floor of the Renaissance Centerfacility, 1200 E. Center St. That's where the Kingsport Senior Center operates, o

Bedbugs. Just the words may make you start to squirm. Itchy, inflamed bedbug bites are annoying and creepy. Unfortunately, bedbugs are (still) rampant, no matter how clean you keep your home. They can also be awfully hard to detect, whether in private homes, hotels, dorms, or even upscalesecondhand shops. The good news is that entomology scent detection canines (AKA bedbug dogs) have an excellent success rate when they and their human handlers are professionally, skillfully trained. Find out more. Why use dogs