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Steps Part 1 Understanding the Ways of the Bed Bug

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Consider bed bugs if any member of the household is complaining of being bitten during the night.

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Confirm the identity of bed bugs if you're not sure. Drop a sample in to an entomologist for verification.

If bed bugs have invaded your home, it's important to act quickly to curtail their invasion.

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After vacuuming, will the bedbugs live in the bag that collects them? Would I have to change the bag every time?

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Yes, you have to do this. It beats the cost a pest control company will charge.

Can I use 90% isopropyl alcohol to get rid of bed bugs?

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While 91% alcohol can kill them, it won't be good enough to get rid of an infestation. Spraying yourself and your belongings with the 91% isopropyl alcohol is a good preventative measure, but you need a professional if you have them already.

What is the approximate cost of a pest control service?

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A bed bug service can cost up to $2000.

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A Phoenix Walmart is apologizing after a customer said her husband was bitten by bed bugs after sitting in one of the stores electronic chairs.

Lupita Cruz said her husband Jose Avalos de Leon used one of the chairs to take weight off an injured toe. But his back started to itch as he went around the store, she said.

We stop by the restrooms and he gets up to check the chair, the chair was full of bed bugs and his whole back was bit, she wrote in a Sunday Facebook post describing the disgusting incident.

Cruz said they filed a incident report with management.

Walmart told The Huffington Post Canada the issue has been dealt with at the Phoenix store.

We pulled the affected carts from service and are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused our customers. Weve had the store inspected and found no ongoing issues, the company said in an email statement.

According to ABC15, several of the motorized chairs were stripped of their vinyl covers and discarded behind the store by Monday afternoon.

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Canadian Public Health Inspectors Warn Infestations on the Rise

TORONTO, July 18, 2013 /CNW/ - A survey of Canadian Public Health Inspectors shows a dramatic rise in bed bug infestations across Canada, with apartment buildings identified as the leading location for bed bugs, followed by private homes, government office buildings and hospitals.

A survey of 67 Canadian public health inspectors conducted by COMPAS Research, on behalf of Abell Pest Control, indicates reports of bed bug infestations have risen anywhere from 20 to 50 per cent over the past three years, with an average annual increase of 8 per cent.

"When our public health inspectors warn that infestations are on the rise, Canada is clearly losing the battle against bed bugs," said John Abell, President of Abell Pest Control. "This is a red flag that both government and industry must have a better strategy for controlling bed bugs. Given that fewer than a dozen bed bugs can multiply into 1,000 adults in just over two months, there's no time to waste."

The survey of Canada's public health inspectors also indicates that apartment building managers do not have sufficient training or resources to deal with bed bug infestations. They also cite a lack of public knowledge, and little government focus on the impact bed bugs have on people, as major sources of frustration. Almost 6 in 10 health inspectors consider pest control industry expertise and training to be the most valuable resource in the battle against bed bugs.

In 2012, Abell received a 140 per cent increase in bed bug enquires compared to 2010, with most enquiries from major centres including Toronto, Winnipeg, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.

"The reality is that bed bugs aren't just a big city issue," added Abell. "A growing number of bed bug enquiries are now from small and medium sized communities across Canada, where bed bugs are also gaining a foot hold."

Abell Pest Control is a Canadian leader in pest control, offering Canadian businesses and homeowners effective, safe and dependable pest control services since 1924. To learn more about Abell's bed bug training and prevention program visit: http://www.freebedbugtraining.com.

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) Theyre nasty, disgusting little critters and they love warm weather.

Were heading into bed bug season.

Dr. Dini Miller, an entomologist with Virginia Tech, says they tend to reproduce more in the summer.

Indoor pests in general seem to have these population booms in the summer months, Miller tells News1130.

One of the reasons is they tend to love each other even more during the summer, so we see kind of a spike in reproduction. Even in my lab, during the winter time I dont have as many bed bugs and then for some reason as soon as the warmer weather hits, even though theyre indoors for their whole lives in environmental chambers, they seem to have a lot more bed bug sex during that time and we seem to get a population boom, she describes.

Summer also means a lot of people will be heading out on vacation.

Miller says the horror stories you hear about bed bugs in hotel rooms are often blown out of proportion, but there are still a few steps you should take if you plan on traveling this summer.

Your bag has many opportunities to pick up bed bugs in a lot of locations other than your hotel room, like taxi cab trunks and the belly of the plane, she says. But if I was inspecting my hotel room, Id inspect the side of the bed that has the best view of the television. Id pull back all the sheets and just have a look at it. If you dont see any bed bugs, I dont go any farther than that.

She says shes on the road constantly and she hasnt spotted a bed bug in a hotel room in nearly a decade.

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Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) June 05, 2013

Terramera, a pioneer in developing effective plant-based biopesticide products for pest management helped make The Kingdom Center, a nonprofit, transitional living center for the homeless in Ventura, CA be bed bug free.

Earlier this year, a representative from The Kingdom Center reached out to Terramera after discovering a bed bug infestation in one of the residents rooms. Alex McCarty, site Manager, from Kingdom Center said, We were looking for safe alternatives, as some of our residents are small children and we did not want to introduce harmful chemicals into our environment. We researched several of the common treatments [conventional chemical pesticides] and heat treatments which were extremely expensive and outside of our budget. Thats when we came across Terrameras CIRKIL products. Terrameras CIRKIL product line is an EPA-approved plant-based pesticide and the only pesticide on the market that is proven to kill bed bug eggs as a residual.

We could not be happier with the results, the preparation was very easy and the technicians solved our bed bug problem with only one treatment of CIRKIL, said Alex McCarty I was so surprised that CIRKIL could be applied right onto the mattress and carpets as I did not know that this was possible. It has been 3 weeks and we have not seen any more bugs in the treated areas.

The Kingdom Center (TKC) operates several shelters offers a unique program that unites the entire community to provide family transitional housing to the homeless. TKC provides an innovative approach to helping the less fortunate by providing not only a place to call home, but counseling, support and mentoring. Supported by over 21 churches, hundreds of community members and businesses, TKC has been able to unite and rebuild the lives of many in need.

About Terramera Terramera is the leader in developing revolutionary biopharma products that are an effective and safe means for pest management. The companys flagship product is CIRKIL for bed bug control. CIRKIL is available in concentrate form (CIRKIL CX) and works against all stages of a bed bugs life cycle including eggs. Terramera is a Vancouver based company founded in 2009 with the mission to provide safe and innovative pest management products for every person and family. For more information about Terramera, visit our website at http://www.terramera.com.

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