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Bed Bugs Most of us have only known this small parasitic insect through a well-known saying, Sleep tight, and dont let the bed bugs bite. Truth be known, these insects have followed us throughout the course of human history for longer than most of us can imagine. Originally being a species favoring the blood of bats, cohabitating with our fellow flying mammals in the distant past gave a few of these opportunistic creatures a more easily obtainable food source. Humans! Over time a new species came into being. We now make reference to them as the Bed Bug. Beaten back somewhat by 20th century technology and materials, the 21st century Bed Bug has raised its true Bug self into a dominant pest throughout modern society. International travel, multiculturalism and other factors have been catalysts for the propagation of this species of pervasive insect into the modern world. Although other parasites such as fleas and mosquitos seem far more intrusive into to our everyday lives, no other parasitic insect seems to evoke fear and social stigma more than the Bed Bug. No pathogen or disease has been documented or proven to be transferred through an Bed Bugsencounter with the Bed Bug. In comparison, Bubonic Plague, often called the Black Death of Europe, was the result of a pathogen within fleas and carried by rodent hosts, then being transferred to humans through cohabitation. This series of events decimated a third of the population of Europe in the not so distant past. Malaria, along with other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes has been a constant threat to mankind before and throughout recorded history. The Panama Canal almost never came into being due to our ignorant intrusion into their world. Bed Bugs seem to take a more symbiotic approach with humans. Needing only a blood meal every few days while not endangering its host outside of simple dermal reactions, which some of us never experience, Bed Bugs make a silent peace with those they depend upon for survival. They stay near, but due to their frailty, seek harborage in the safest places within and around our sleeping areas, waiting until they need their next meal. Being crushed and leaving Blood smears on sheets or pillows are often the result of us turning in bed while they are feeding or retreating to a Bed Bugsharborage area. While within their safe harborage areas, they utilize their blood meals and molt into the next stage of their life cycle. Bed Bugs exhibit a form of insect biology called Gradual Metamorphosis. An entomological term meaning that upon emerging from an egg, the Nymph, or First Instar is a tiny version of the adult although without reproductive capabilities. First Instar Bed Bugs are tiny and hard to detect even with a magnifying glass unless they are moving. Before their first blood meal they are pale, translucent yellowish white color. A reddish dark spot of colorization appears in the abdomen after the first blood meal and continues throughout the body with each successive molt and blood meal. Bed Bugs, along with other insects, have what is called an Exoskeleton, which mean their skeleton is actually the outside part of their body, as opposed to our Endoskeleton, which means the skeleton is inside the flesh and tissue of the body of creatures such as you and I. In order to grow from one stage to another, Bed Bugs must discard these exterior shells of protection through a process called Molting. The exoskeleton splits apart and enables the Bed Bug to emerge and grow into the next larger stage. These discarded exoskeletons are one of several things to look for when inspecting for Bed Bug activity. After several molts, Bed Bugs reach sexual maturity and begin laying eggs. From this point, a Bed Bug population can expand exponentially and become a major problem. Its only after this process that most Bed Bug situations are discovered for what they are and so many times, panic ensues.

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Bed Bug Hotel and Apartment Reports. Click on the city below to find our latest bed bug reports in Arkansas on hotels. To report a new bed bug incident, navigate to our city page below to see further details.

Recommended tips after hotel check-in: 1. Pick up the mattresses in the rooms and look under it. Check around the edges of the box springs. 2. Check under the box spring. 3. Lift up each headboard an lay it on the bed. Carefully inspect the hole where the headboard was lifted out of. Also, inspect all niches and corners of the headboard. 4. If you decide to stay in the hotel, do not put any clothes in dressers. Keep them in your luggage and your dirty clothes in plastic bags.

I have proof of the bed bug and bites. I told the hotel front desk about it and the guy at the front desk sent a man to see if it was bed bugs and he confirmed that it was. I told the manager about it...

Two night stay for a total of 325.00 8/23/2019 Checked in.The evening of 8/23/2019 did not sleep well, due to itching- assumed initially maybe a reaction to the hotel soap. 8/24/2019- continued ...

8/20/19 stayed one night. As I was putting my shoes on this morning, I saw one crawl on the other bed in the room. I Took four pics as well as one bug wrapped in to management with nothing done. I ...

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Before it became a catchphrase in our industry, we physically applied the concept of pest elimination to hotels, healthcare facilities, food processing and other environments where a limited pest control program is simply not good enough. With no other pest population is this more of a necessity than bed bugs.

This pest was a major issue until the late 1940s, and until recent years was all but absent in the United States. Bug Masters pest elimination concepts and treatment methods are prescriptive to each environments needs and requirements and have been effective in eliminating bed bugs in a vast array of environments.

From hotels, to single dwellings, to large multi-unit projects, we have a team of pest professionals accustomed to working together to eliminate this very persistent pest. We have handled some of the largest bed bug projects in our market and are frequently given referrals by friends in our industry who do not specialize in this area.

Our pest elimination professionals will evaluate your individual needs and the requirements of the space to be treated in order to provide you with the most effective treatment options. Depending on your unique situation, we will use different treatment strategies to eliminate bed bugs, which may include special heat treatment systems.

Using these heat treatment systems, an entire space is heated to maintain a high temperature for a period of time, with consideration taken for furniture and clothing. This has proved to be a foolproof method of eliminating bed bugs at all stages of development, no matter where they are located. By choosing Bug Masters, you can be sure that we will use the bed bug heat treatment that is most effective for your needs.

Contact us today to speak to a pest professional about bed bug treatment options. From targeted prescriptive applications to heat remediation, we have the most advanced equipment and expertise available for the industry.

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Bed bugs have been common in U.S. history. Although bed bug populations dropped dramatically during the mid-20th century, the United States is one of many countries now experiencing resurgence in the population of bed bugs. Though the exact cause is not known, experts suspect the resurgence is associated with increased resistance of bed bugs to available pesticides, greater international and domestic travel, lack of knowledge regarding control of bed bugs due to their prolonged absence, and the continuing decline or elimination of effective vector/pest control programs at state and local public health agencies.

Although not known to transmit any human disease, they leave a trail of potentially itchy or painful bite reactions, and costly extermination bills in their wake. Most people are not aware they have been bitten because they inject an anesthetic and an anticoagulant that prevents a person from feeling the bite.The bites look like little red bumps; sometimes resembling mosquito bites, but people who are more sensitive to the bite can have localized allergic reactions. Scratching the bitten areas may lead to infection.

Bed bugs are small, flat insects that feed on the blood of sleeping people and animals. They are reddish-brown in color, wingless, and range from 1 to 7 millimeters in length. They can live several months without a blood meal.

Infestations of these insects usually occur around or near the areas where people sleep or spend a significant period of time. These areas include apartments, shelters, rooming houses, hotels, nursing homes, hospitals, cruise ships, buses, trains, and dorm rooms.

Bed bugs are experts at hiding. They hide during the day in places such as seams of mattresses, box springs, bed frames, headboards, dresser tables, cracks or crevices, behind wallpaper, and under any clutter or objects around a bed. Their small flat bodies allow them to fit into the smallest of spaces and they can remain in place for long periods of time, even without a blood meal. Bed bugs can travel over 100 feet in one night, but they tend to live within 8 feet of where people sleep.

Bed bugs are usually transported from place to place as people travel. Bed bugs travel in the seams and folds of luggage, overnight bags, folded clothes, bedding, furniture, and anywhere else where they can hide. Most people do not realize they can transport stow-away bed bugs as they travel potentially infesting new areas, including their homes, as they relocate.

One of the easiest ways to identify a bed bug infestation is by bite marks that appear on the face, neck, arms, hands, and any other body parts. However, these bite marks may take as long as 14 days to develop in some people so it is important to look for other clues when determining if bed bugs have infested an area. These signs may include the exoskeletons of bed bugs after molting, bed bugs in the fold of mattresses and sheets, a sweet musty odor, and rusty-colored blood spots from their blood-filled fecal material that is often excreted on the mattress or nearby furniture.

Everyone is at risk for bed bugs bites when visiting an infested area. However, anyone who travels frequently and shares living and sleeping quarters where other people have previously slept has an increased risk for being bitten and for spreading a bed bug infestation.

An integrated approach to bed bug control involving federal, state and local public health professionals, together with pest management professionals, housing authorities and private citizens, will promote development and understanding of the best methods for managing and controlling bed bugs and preventing future infestations.

Research, training and public education are critical to an effective strategy for reducing public health issues associated with the resurgence of bed bug populations.For questions about pesticide use and treatment of occupied areas for bed bugs, call the Plant Board at 501-225-1598.

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This is a long one but worth reading. I hope that it will inspire more people to ask more questions and know more BEFORE you move into a dwelling. I receive calls all the time from people who have just signed a lease and moved into a unit that is infested with bed bugs. Continue reading

In all states but Arkansas, landlord are required to provide tenants a safe and livable home, under whats known as the implied warranty of habitability. This includes exterminating infestations of rodents and other vermin that endanger a tenants health or safety. Continue reading

Depending on factors like the city where you live and type of buildingyou live in,your landlord may be legally requiredto keepyour apartmentfree of bed bugs and other insect infestations. But what happens if the infestation isnt in your apartment? If your neighbor has bed bugs, is your landlord responsible? Continue reading

CLEVELAND Two city workers thought something was amiss when they saw five children getting into the back of a U-Haul truck at a gas station. They stopped the driver from leaving and called 911 Continue reading

by David Guion June 28, 2017 Recycling fanatic Tori Carle used to put all kinds of plastic out for recycling, including plastic bags. Then she became the city recycling educator in Greensboro, North Carolina. In that position, she learned that plastic bags and other plastic film wreak havoc in the recycling sorting process Continue reading

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