by BedBugGuy | May 30, 2023 | Bed Bug Info
The first thing you do (hopefully) when you find bed bugs in your home is to call in a professional exterminator. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – the sooner you take action the sooner you can get back to a bed bug free life. But bed bug removal does take...
by BedBugGuy | May 16, 2023 | Bed Bug Info
Just the idea of bed bugs can leave us cowering in our beds. Unfortunately, hiding under the covers isn’t much of a defense. In fact, it’s probably the worst place for us. Those blood-sucking pests are most often found in bedrooms. Heck – it’s how they got their name....
by NYCBedBugInspectors | Apr 14, 2023 | Bed Bug Info
Ask any experienced gardener and they’ll tell you that planting specific plant varieties in your garden can help to keep pests away from flowers and vegetables. It’s a common gardening technique to both protect small gardens and reduce the need for pesticides. But are...
by BedBugGuy | Mar 30, 2023 | Bed Bug Info
It’s that time of year again. Time for students around the country to set aside the school books and enjoy some well deserved break time. Yep, spring break is here again. While some kids will head home to see the family (and catch up on laundry and hot meals) others...
by BedBugGuy | Mar 10, 2023 | Bed Bug Info
The first thing you learn about bed bugs is where there’s one there’s sure to be others. More importantly, perhaps, there’s sure to be bed bug eggs. Getting rid of bed bugs is one thing, and we’ve talked at length about the various methods exterminators use to...
by BedBugGuy | Jan 31, 2023 | Bed Bug Info
Bed bug infestations are notoriously difficult to eliminate. It can start innocently enough. You pick up a stray bed bug or two and bring them into your home. After a while you begin to notice some of the tell-tale signs of activity – bite marks, bed bug rashes,...
by BedBugGuy | Jan 23, 2023 | Bed Bug Info
Dealing with a bed bug infestation can be a harrowing experience. Fortunately, we know that bed bugs do not carry any diseases. They can not, and do not, transmit diseases to their human victims. However, that doesn’t mean that they do not affect our health. One of...
by BedBugGuy | Jan 12, 2023 | Bed Bug Info
Over the last several years the uptick in bed bug infestations across the country have made these pests more than a little newsworthy. That’s why every year at about this time we publish our annual end of year bed bug roundup. It’s an opportunity to highlight a few of...
by BedBugGuy | Dec 30, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
Winter is here and we’re all getting our first taste of this season’s arctic chill. So the time has come to start digging into closets and drawers to fetch out the family’s warmest coats, blankets, sweaters, and mittens. But what are the chances your winter clothes...
by BedBugGuy | Dec 10, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
We’ve said it before but it bears repeating – bed bugs are champion hitchhikers. It’s the single most common way bed bugs spread from place to place. Unsuspecting travelers often accidentally transport these pests from location to location in unchecked suitcases and...
by BedBugGuy | Nov 20, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
We often talk about what to do when you find yourself facing a bed bug infestation. Knowing how to battle a full scale invasion of these blood-sucking pests is no small matter, and we try to provide information that is helpful and straightforward. But an ounce of...
by BedBugGuy | Oct 31, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
One of the first signs of a bed bug infestation is the appearance of bites on one or more members of your family. But that doesn’t necessarily make them a viable early warning system. It takes some time for a bed bug population to grow and an infestation may be well...
by BedBugGuy | Oct 22, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
As we bid farewell to the warm days of summer it seems like the perfect opportunity to tackle one of the more common questions we get around here. Specifically, “Is there a bed bug season?”. You’d think that the chillier nights of fall would bring some respite from...
by BedBugGuy | Oct 9, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
It seems like this year is just flying by. September is over and now we’re rolling into October. And you know what October means. It means Halloween parties (for kids AND grown-ups), trick-or-treating, and (if you’re anything like me) too much candy and not enough...
by BedBugGuy | Sep 20, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
Bed bugs are generally introduced to rental properties on the belongings of tenants and visitors. Once inside they can quickly spread throughout a multi-unit building, infesting multiple units. The nature of multi-unit housing complexes makes it difficult for pest...
by BedBugGuy | Sep 10, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
I recently stumbled across a social media post regarding thrift stores and bed bugs. The thread went back and forth for a bit, as social media posts tend to do. Some people argued that buying clothing or furniture from thrift shops was perfectly safe because...
by BedBugGuy | Aug 24, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
No one wants to discover that their home is infested with bed bugs. Just the thought of these blood-sucking pests can make your skin crawl. But with bed bug infestations on the rise across the country it’s a good idea to know how to recognize the early warning signs...
by BedBugGuy | Aug 12, 2022 | Bed Bug Info
There’s a lot to be said for apartment living. Affordable rent, cost-free maintenance, and easy access to the kind of amenities that make living in an apartment of condo an attractive alternative to buying a house. But apartment living also has some disadvantages. No,...
