BOCA RATON, Fla. Roberto Pereira, an urban entomologist in Florida, recently urged citizens to not panic over the reemergence of tropical bedbugs after his office received a sample that contained the once-prevalent bug. His office has asked for more samples but has not received any, leading him to believe that the reemergence is not very extensive. Im not sure that this is of any greater threat than any other bedbug, Pereira told the Florida Record. The tropical bedbug was once found throu

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images show the differing numbers of hairs on the hind-leg tibial pad of two bedbug species: an adult female Cimex lectularius (A) and an adult female Cimex hemipterus (B). If you thought bedbug-proofing your bed with hard-to-climb traps would protect you from pesky biting insects, you might have to rethink that. Cup-like traps that fit over a bedframe's legs have a slick inner surface that usually defeats tiny climbers. But when it comes to these traps, bloodsuckers from one bedbug spec

The HBO show Animals is dark, eccentric and funny. And if you know New York City, youll really get a kick out of the locations the talented creators Phil Materese and Mike Luciano draw as a backdrop to the conversations of the vermin and other animals they draw. The two met when they were working in a New York production company and, in boring moments, started imagining what the pigeons roosting outside on a ledge would say if they spoke English. We had a window and there were these pigeons outsid

The 1,700 Erie County employees at the Rath Building have unwanted company bed bugs. Exterminators over three months have baited and sprayed eight floors of the downtown county office building after bed bug sightings. When a Comptroller's Office employee saw one crawling across her cubicle partition Friday, she called for help. Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw shut down his entire office for the day after completing payroll tasks that morning. "Having bed bugs in the office is disgusting," Mychajliw said. "I erre

SAN ANTONIO A massive bed bug infestation at a downtown apartment complex is far from over. According to health officials, the infestation became so bad at the Aurora Apartments, it's now considered one of the worst on record. Metro Health conducted another inspection on Monday since the initial one two weeks ago. Still a number of bed bugs live bed bugs and cockroaches pretty much on every floor. We will continue to visit the location on a weekly basis for the next month, says Carol Schliesinger, spokes

Once just a catchy bedtime phrase, Dont let the bed bugs bite is taking on a new urgency as this pesky blood-sucking nighttime bug is making a comeback in the U.S. According to reports from www.michigan.gov, pest control company Orkin says more people are now being affected by bed bugs in the U.S. than ever before. Nearly all pest professionals nationwide have treated bed bugs in the past year. Youre also more likely to find bed bugs at home than at a hotel. The top three places where pest professionals rep

Louie Torres Mar. 10, 2017, 1:39pm CHICAGO Two motel guests are suing Homestar Trust #1611 DBA Route 50 Hotel and Route 50 Motel LLC for allegedly not doing enough to prevent bed bugs. Michelle Malec and John Paske filed a lawsuit on March 3 in Cook County Circuit Court alleging the defendants failed to make sure that their beds were free of bed bugs. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege Malec experienced pain after suffering from several bites from bed bugs on March 9,

Traveling this Spring? The sight of bed bugs is enough to put a damper on your vacation but the bites can cause a variety of symptoms from secondary skin infections to allergic reactions and in rare cases anaphylaxis which can impair breathing and require a trip to the ER. With spring break coming up, our partners at Consumer Reports Magazine shared 4 tips to keep the bed bugs away during your next hotel stay. They list some simple steps when you check in can help avoid hassles and expenses when you check

Bed bugs appear to be on the rise in Santa Barbara County, according to Jake Taylor of OConnor Pest Control, who said that in 2016 his companys revenue increased by 31percent. Kathy Cardiel with county Environmental Health Services (EHS) said complaints are spread evenly throughout Santa Barbara but that Isla Vistas high rate of resident turnover puts it at even greaterrisk. At both hotels and residences, the insects have found their way in. Several pest control companies as well as Cardiel attributed most

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka's veterans' hospital ensures people it is a sanitary environment, even as it continues taking steps to treat and monitor ongoing issues with bed bugs. Officials with the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System updated the situation for 13 NEWS after a viewer contacted the television newsroom, concerned bed bugs remained in the VA's Building 4, also known as 41B. VA spokesperson Joseph Burks confirmed staff and patients from the psychiatric recovery and wellness program on the building

"The bites kept getting worse," Taylor said. "All I do is itch all night. I went through 10 tubes of hydrocortisone cream." Six-legged squatters took over the couple's couches and their bed. "This was a new mattress. My husband and I slept on a blanket in here last night," Taylor said. She said the home is unlivable now, and they have no choice but to hole up in a hotel for the time being. But where did the the bedbugs come from? The house's landlord says it's never had a bedbug infestation before.

As Margarita Fuentes and her four children settled down for bed each night, they tried preparing themselves for the hours to come. Getting to sleep wasn't easy; they knew from prior nights they would awake with dozens of bites from the bed bugs infesting their home. Management at Foothill Vista Apartments, a low-income housing complex east of Fairfax Road and south of Niles Street, told Fuentes it was her responsibility to pay to have the bugs eradicated. But Fuentes couldn't afford to

The sight of bed bugs is enough to put a damper on your vacation but the bites can cause a variety of symptoms from secondary skin infections like impetigo and ecthyma to allergic reactions and in rare cases anaphylaxis which can impair breathing and require a trip to the ER. With spring break coming up the experts at Consumer Reports share some tips to keep the bed bugs away during your next hotel stay. Some simple steps when you check in can help avoid hassles and expenses when you check out. It might sound ex

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) Dozens of students went home early today after word spread about a possible bed bug infestation at their Luzerne County High School. Parents say they will not send their kids back to school until they are assured the bed bugs are gone. The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick joins us live from the Nanticoke High School with the story. "I'm coming to get her because I don't want them to come home!" Katrina Chopik told the I-Team And that's what we heard from dozens of pare