By nobugsonme on Apr 30, 2008 in bed bug bites, bed bug inspections, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, boston, canada, cityhousing, hamilton, hamilton public health, landlords and bed bugs, multi-unit dwellings, neighbors, ontario, stan yung | 1 Comment
The Hamilton Spectator reports on the spread of bed bugs in that Ontario city.
The story focuses on Lisa Courtney’s bed bug battle:
Courtney tossed out her bed, mattress and linens. CityHousing, Hamilton’s social housing agency, had her Cumberland Avenue apartment treated and life returned to normal.
But now, the bedbugs are back. Courtney’s anxiety has shot up […]
By nobugsonme on Jan 15, 2008 in 311, Brooklyn, Queens, Tipping Point, astoria, bed bug awareness, bed bug inspections, bed bug statistics, bed bug task force, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, bushwick, gale brewer, how to get rid of bed bugs, hpd, manhattan, new york, new york city, nyc, public education, washington heights | 3 Comments
Finally.
The Daily News reports that New York City is going to get a bed bug education campaign.
The article reports that there will be town hall meetings about bed bugs in Washington Heights (1/28), Astoria (2/5) and Bushwick (3/12).
Housing officials will roll out the campaign with a town hall meeting Jan. 28 in Washington Heights, where […]
By Nobugsonme on Dec 9, 2007 in bed bug detection, bed bug inspections, bed bug news, bed bugs, bedbugs, building inspectors, burning mattress, california, history, new york, nyc, san francisco, san francisco department of buildings, san francisco department of public health | 0 Comments
Orphanage alumni take one more trip to Coney Island
Life in a NYC orphanage in the 20s and 30s included bed bugs: “He spent his childhood in New York orphanages - writing letters to Santa that were never answered, or dragging his box spring outside to burn off the bed bugs each spring.”
(tags: inpassing bedbugs history)
BeyondChron: […]
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