2022 End of Year Bed Bug Roundup

2022 End of Year Bed Bug Roundup

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...
Is There an Actual Bed Bug Season?

Is There an Actual Bed Bug Season?

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...
Creature Features – Bed Bugs and Halloween

Creature Features – Bed Bugs and Halloween

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...
Syrian Refugees Face Bedbugs in Canada

Syrian Refugees Face Bedbugs in Canada

They fled barrel bombs and chemical weapon attacks in war-torn Syria, but when they arrived in Canada to start rebuilding their shattered lives, they found themselves in a new battle with an invisible enemy. The problems began soon after a dozen refugee families moved...
Bed Bugs in Hotel: ‘The Itch Was Unbearable’

Bed Bugs in Hotel: ‘The Itch Was Unbearable’

When Lillian Almario checked into a Palm Springs Motel 6 for  Coachella Music and Arts Festival weekend, she didn’t expect to check out with bed bugs. But that’s exactly what she says happened. “The very first night we woke up with bites,”...
Can You Pick a Bedbug Out of a Lineup?

Can You Pick a Bedbug Out of a Lineup?

When asked the same question in an online survey of around 2,000 people visiting hotels for business and leisure, only 35 percent of business travelers and 28 percent of leisure travelers were able to identify the bedbug in the same line up. Around the same percentage...