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New York Magazine on bed bugs »

New York Magazine has a new bed bug story dated November 12th (print edition of 11/19), by Melissa Kirsch.
It contains lots of solid advice about not picking up curbside furniture, being wary of Craigslist finds, and searching for fecal spots and blood stains. But it also contains some advice we don’t normally […]

Last week’s Town Hall Meeting in Cincinnati »

It’s a week later, but I did want to comment on the media’s follow-up from last week’s Town Hall Meeting in Cincinnati, about the bed bug problem.
WCPO.com’s Lynn Groud reported on the event last Monday. Hundreds of bed bug sufferers turned out. One speaker said:
“For many older adults, they are a 24-hour a day […]

bed bug news for 2007-11-11: Lexington, KY and Toronto, ON »

LEX18 - Lexington, KY: Health Department Encourages Learning About Bed Bugs
“The Kentucky Department for Public Health is encouraging people to learn more about bed bugs, the small, brownish insects that feed on the blood of animals.” Paradoxically, this article contains almost no content or explanation of how they’ll do that.
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Bed bug news round-up: USA Today, Minnesota Star-Tribune, and the Astral in Greenpoint »

There is so much bed bug news now, that blogging even half of the major articles that come across my web browser is too much. I offer a selection, as well as an interesting tidbit from a NYC blogger. More news forthcoming, including an update on Cincinnati, and some exciting developments in San […]

Bed bug dog Joni: fighting bed bugs in New Zealand and Australia »

In an article today entitled “Hard-worker sniffs out bedbugs,” from the Taranaki Daily News (New Zealand), Sharon Marris writes about bed bug dog Joni who works with Pro-Tek Systems owner John Morley in New Zealand.
We’re familiar with bed bug dogs, here at Bedbugger, but it is interesting to read of the situation in NZ.
“She’s not […]

Warning to Bracken County, KY: don’t get caught in the bed bug blame game »

More information about the Bracken County Schools bed bug situation. A new article from WCPO.com news says T&M Pest Control is treating Bracken County schools for bed bugs this weekend.
Terry says, “A pest control program for bed bugs is very detailed. You’ve got to get all the crevices. We are doing a little more […]

Bed bug spray and coffee: Cincinnati needs professional help »

Virginia Beach hotel sued over alleged bed bug attack »

According to this ARTICLE: Virginia Beach hotel sued over alleged bed bug attack (The Virginian-Pilot - HamptonRoads.com/PilotOnline.com), the Rodeway Inn on Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach is being sued for $400,000 by a woman who claims she was bitten by bed bugs there.
The plaintiff Elizabeth Glenn and her daughter stayed at the Rodeway Inn, and […]

Bedbugged North Carolina: Bayer’s training grounds for bed bug detection and treatment »

This article about bed bugs in North Carolina comes from South Carolina’s The State (republished from the Raleigh, NC News and Observer).

“There’s a lot of folks who don’t bother to call us. They’re embarrassed. The social connotation goes back to the early 1900s; they were associated with slummy places. And that’s not the case now,” […]

Cincinnati government discovers bed bugs are not easily treated, news at 11 »

We’ve been following the saga in Cincinnati, the first city in the USA to declare war on bed bugs.
This story from WLWT.com (channel 5) on Thursday indicates that the city is surprised by the persistence of bed bugs. It focuses on Cincinnati resident Samuel Blackmon.

On Friday, Blackmon showed off his apartment to some […]

Curbed “outs” bedbugged condo development; gossip blogs, bed bugs, and denial »

Curbed.com, the real estate blog, claims that 30 Lincoln Plaza, currently being redeveloped into pricey condominiums (Curbed mentions a price of $1,185,000 for 647 sq/ft one bedrooms), is infested with bed bugs:
UPPER WEST SIDE—It seems there is a little detail about the condo conversion at 30 Lincoln Plaza that may have been overlooked: “You failed […]

Bed bugs at Stanford again »

According to the Stanford Daily, bed bugs are biting at Paloma, a West Florence Moore dorm. The bed bugs still appear to be ably handled by Rich Crane.
The article said,
“Student Housing has been informed of a few cases of bedbugs on campus for about the past six to seven years,” Imogen Hinds, associate director of […]