By nobugsonme on Nov 13, 2007 in activism, bed bug epidemic, bed bugs, bedbugs, best practices, bombs, craigslist, curbside, dr. louis sorkin, education, entomologists, furniture, get rid of bed bugs, good ideas, government, government response to bed bugs, greenpoint, health, health department, history, how to get rid of bed bugs, media, multi-unit buildings, new york, new york magazine, news, nyc, pest control, prevention, professional pest-control services: reviews, suggestion, public education, public health, secondhand, signs and symptoms, treatment, usa, used furniture | 6 Comments
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 […]
By nobugsonme on Jun 7, 2007 in ABCDC, Brooklyn, Queens, Tipping Point, bed bugs, bedbugs, bombs, boston, conferences, doing your own pest control, foggers, government, illinois, massachusetts, multi-unit buildings, new mexico, new york, news, social services, spread, tenants, usa, workplace | 4 Comments
A news round-up for today:
This article in the Quad-Cities Online reported yesterday on bed bug infestations in a public housing complex in East Moline, Illinois. The reporter quotes one resident who has been battling bed bugs since fall.
“I work too. My tax dollars are going to support places like this (government run low-income housing). […]
By nobugsonme on May 30, 2007 in bed bugs, bedbugs, bombs, foggers, fumigation | 15 Comments
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