Category: detecting bed bugs
By nobugsonme on Mar 7, 2008 in Bed Bug Dogs, bed bugs, bed bugs and hotels, bedbugs, detecting bed bugs, hotels | 0 Comments
Lots of press abounding on the busy bed bug dogs at Advanced k9, based in Connecticut. There have been a number of other articles this week along the same lines.
Bed bugs are very difficult to detect and a bed bug sniffing dog does appear to give you a really good shot at detecting bed bugs […]
By nobugsonme on Feb 16, 2008 in apartment building, bed bug notice, bed bugs, bed bugs and tenants, bedbugs, detecting bed bugs, east village, furniture, how to avoid bed bugs, how to detect bed bugs, how to get rid of bed bugs, manhattan, mattresses, new york, nyc, used mattresses and bed bugs | 1 Comment
A bed bug notice found in a building lobby in Manhattan, by our stealthy photo contributor, iPhone Interloper.
Good:
Building management admitting problem publicly, posting notice.
Notice asking for bed bug reports.
Notice reminding tenants secondhand mattresses are a no-no.
Notice is building-wide even though only one unit has apparently identified a bed bug problem.
Even guests can see the note. […]
By Winston O. Buggy on Jan 21, 2008 in 2008 Purdue Pest Management Conference, Bed Bug Dogs, bed bug mattress encasements, bed bug research, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, detecting bed bugs, highlights of bed bug convention, how to avoid bed bugs, how to detect bed bugs, how to get rid of bed bugs | 4 Comments
This set of notes from the recent Purdue Pest Management Conference is from our bed bug professional-incognito, “Winston O. Buggy.” Thanks, Winston!
Following are some important tidbits covered at the conference submitted for your information and action agendas.
More work is being done on field strains of bed bugs, as opposed to much early work […]
By nobugsonme on Jan 3, 2008 in Bed Bug Dogs, bed bug dogs and hotels, bed bugs, bedbugs, boston, boston globe, detecting bed bugs, finding bed bugs, hotels, hotels and bed bugs, how to get rid of bed bugs, jury's hotel, massachusetts, mattress encasements, omni parker house, prevent bed bugs, travel | 3 Comments
The Boston Globe has a new article about bed bugs, mainly focusing on how ten or so hotels in Boston are employing a bed bug dog to do regular walkthroughs.
In the 3 1/2 years it’s been open, Jurys Boston Hotel has never found bedbugs on its premises, nor have its guests complained about being bitten. […]
By nobugsonme on Nov 6, 2007 in Men's Health Magazine, avoiding bed bugs, bed bug hotels, bed bugs, bedbugs, big business, consumer, consumer warning, delivery trucks, detecting bed bugs, detection, gender, hotels, hotels and bed bugs, travel, travel and bed bugs | 0 Comments
Men’s Health magazine on bed bugs, this month: it’s just a brief snippet in an article of travel tips, but it hits home:
Some Souvenirs Have Legs
Hotels are a haven for bedbugs. Pest-control companies say hotels account for more than 37 percent of their bedbug business, according to Pest Control Technology magazine.
I don’t think I’ve […]
By nobugsonme on May 15, 2007 in Bed Bug Dogs, J&K, bed bugs, bedbugs, detecting bed bugs, detection, florida, get rid of bed bugs, k9, pepe peruyero, research, tools and weapons, university of florida | 1 Comment
The University of Florida News reports on tests being run by U of F researchers on bed bug dogs:
Nine-pound Nudie’s feet skitter across the concrete floor as she speeds by, keeping her tiny nose to the ground. She scurries around the perimeter of a bed, then hops on top.
“Find your B’s, find your B’s,” handler […]