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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...