In many situations heat is the best bed bug control option, but these treatments require specialized equipment, and a highly trained technician.
By Eric J. Braun | March 24, 2014 Bed bugs have long been a part of our world. One theory is that they emerged in prehistoric times, living in caves with our primitive ancestors, and then followed humans into man-made structures all over the world. In our era, bed bugs became a concern about 10 […]
[University Research] Bed Bug ‘Bug Bombs’ Busted!
Features – Special Report Research out of Ohio State finds foggers have “little, if any, adverse effects” on modern-day bed bugs due to the brief exposure times, their relatively low concentrations of pyrethrins and/or pyrethroids, and their lack of residual activity. “Even the Harlan strain , the long-term laboratory population that is susceptible to pyrethroids […]
Essential Oils Fail at Killing Bed Bugs
By GWEN PEARSON Female of the bed bug – Cimex lectularius. Scale: bug length ~5 mm. Gilles San Martin Consumers desperate to eradicate tiny domestic vampires have created a huge market for “natural” bed bug control. Sales are high, as are some of the claims; bogus bed bug products have prompted multiple Federal Trade Commission (FTC) actions for deceptive advertising. New research put 11 over-the-counter […]
Report: Common NSW bed bug has become insecticide resistant
By Tim Barlass 12/28/14 Not picky: Head lice along with bedbugs are becoming tough to exterminate. Did you hear about the two bed bugs that met in the mattress? They were married in the spring. It’s an Ellen DeGeneres joke but if you have ever been a victim of cimex lectularius and rows of terrible […]
India School Lunch Deaths: Children Died From Ingesting Insecticide
By INDRAJIT SINGH 07/18/13 08:49 PM ET EDT View Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/18/india-school-lunch-deaths_n_3615274.html PATNA, India — Soon after they served the lunch they had prepared for dozens of children at a rural Indian school, the two cooks realized something was very wrong. The students started fainting. Within hours, they began dying. By the second day after that […]
Bed Bug Pesticide proven not to Work, AGAIN
REUTERS Thursday, July 18, 2013, 2:59 PM Chemical Free Solutions erroneously claimed its “Best Yet!” cedar oil products would get rid of bed bugs and lice. The company was fined $185,206 and its former owner was fined $4.6 million. Read Article: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bedbug-repellent-maker-feels-sting-u-s-government-ad-claims-article-1.1402557
Bed Bug Heat Treatment is a pricey procedure, but effective without using harsh chemicals
“THE BED BUG GUYS” do not use Pesticides with Heat Treatments. “Bed Bug Guys” successfully eradicated over 99% of Bed Bug infestations treated with Heat, with failures attributed to the tenants/owner failures of proper preparation which is the #1 cause of treatment failures and tenants re-infesting the units repeatedly. During a recent Bed Bug infestation, […]
Maryland Woman Gets $800,000 in Bed Bug Lawsuit
Of all the bugs that can bug a person, bed bugs may be the worst, due to their biting and ability to invade furniture. One Maryland woman had to face this nightmare, but was handsomely compensated by a court for the pain. 69-year-old Faika Shaaban was awarded $800,000 last week in a lawsuit against the […]
House Fire Likely Caused by Bed Bug Spray
SOUTH COLUMBUS — An extermination attempt may have caused a house fire in South Columbus early Wednesday morning. The family was trying to get rid of bedbugs. “My grandson came running in telling me he seen bugs in the couch,” Janet Estep said, homeowner. Estep’s fiancé, Chuck Adams, sprayed their couch with bug spray. Estep […]
U.S. Bedbugs Evolve Multiple Ways of Thwarting Insecticides
Bedbugs are a growing public health issue in the United States and around the world, but their resurgence in recent years may have been aided by humans who unwittingly helped the pests evolve numerous ways of thwarting a common insecticide, scientists say. In a new study published online today in Scientific Reports, researchers examined the […]
