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nova scotia — Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com

Nova Scotia is fighting bed bugs.

The Daily News of Halifax, NS reports on the bed bug epidemic there. This is a fairly informative, if brief, article. A few things are of interest.

First, the reporter says that

Pest control sevices provide efficient ways to deal with bedbugs. They dust and spray for bedbugs, and inspect residences for sign of the bugs.

But if all PCOs provide such efficient control, why do most people need more three or more treatments (as reported widely elsewhere)?

And if theyre treated so easily, why are they spreading so easily? If controlled easily and quickly, we could wipe them out. In fact, theyre quite difficult to treat (and this is because of the limited efficacy of the pesticides legal for treatment), and are spreading rapidly:

In the past two years, there has been a significant bedbug increase, says John Zinck, the district manager of Orkin Pest Control.

Currently, were doing about 20 calls a week on average. Weve done at least 1,000 to 1,500 residential units this year in Halifax, he says.

Let me highlight that statement, Orkin alone have treated at least 1000 to 1500 residences for bed bugs in Halifax this year.

Halifax has a population of 380,000. Lets say they live in homes of approximately 3.5 people each. Thats 108,571 residential units. Lets say Orkin has treated 1500 residences, and other pest control operators have treated the same number combined (a conservative estimate, if Halifax has as many PCOs as other towns, and at least one other major chain besides Orkin). That would be 3000 residences. If 3000 residences in Halifax had bed bugs this year, thats 2.7% of the homes. Depending on the business other PCOs are getting in the area, of course, the numbers could be much higher.

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Bed bugs in Halifax, Nova Scotia — Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com

Dec 06 2012

Hi all, Ive done a fair bit of traveling and on more than one occasion I have experienced bed bugs in both hostels and hotels. It was an awful experience but luckily, that was the end of it for me. As a design student Im interested in researching to see if there is anything [...]

Sep 11 2012

Source: FTC WEBSITE Cedar, Cinnamon, Lemon Grass, Peppermint, and Clove Oil? Theres No Proof They Will Eradicate Bed Bugs, Agency Says The Federal Trade Commission filed deceptive advertising charges against two marketers of remedies for bed bug infestations, who allegedly failed to back up overhyped claims that they could prevent and eliminate infestations using natural [...]

Aug 14 2012

Recently The Bed Bug Resource conducted a survey of pest professionals to determine what percentage of insect samples submitted by the public as bed bugs were actually bed bugs. It was not surprising to see that most samples thought to be bed bugs were not actually bed bugs. It supports the notion that despite the [...]

Jun 30 2012

Source: LEX18.com (NBC) Fire Destroys Nicholas Co. Apartment Building, 30 People Homeless Authorities say a woman trying to kill bedbugs accidentally set a fire that destroyed several apartments in downtown Carlisle in Nicholas County. It took firefighters from several counties to put it out. Not only had to battle the flames, but the extreme heat [...]

Apr 27 2012

Source: ABC News By KATIE MOISSE (@katiemoisse) April 27, 2012 The rash that prompted a two-hour quarantine of a Delta plane in Chicago Thursday may have been the work of bed bugs, not the monkeypox virus health officials feared. The itchy passenger was Lise Sievers of Red Wing, Minn., a 50-year-old woman returning home from [...]

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The Bed Bug Resource » Bed Bug News

Information about bed bugs bites, pictures of what do bed bug bites look like, how to check if you have been bitten by bed bugs and advice on how to stop the itch.

Bed bugs bite their hosts by using their sharp beak to pierce the skin and inject their saliva. Like mosquitoes, their saliva contains an anticoagulant (to prevent coagulation of the blood) as they suck and also acts as an anesthetic agent to prevent the victim from feeling the bite. Therefore, while sleeping, humans rarely feel any sensations of being bitten, but will only realize the day after.

Nymphs (young bed bugs) take about three minutes to feed, while a full-grown bug feeds for ten to fifteen minutes. After feeding, they then crawl back to the nearest crevice to digest.

Pictures Of What Do Bed Bug Bites Look Like On Humans

A young woman with numerous bed bug bites on her back and buttocks.

Bed bugs bites that are swollen on forearm.

A picture of a cluster of bed bugs bites on the inner side of the arms.

Bed bugs bites on the lower back/buttocks of a woman, sitting on the bed that gave her the bites.

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Bed Bug Bites Pictures, Symptoms and Treatment

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