Category: dust mites
By nobugsonme on Mar 6, 2008 in BBC, BBC Breakfast Show, David Cain, JoAnne Good, John Kettley, bed bug information, bed bug misinformation, bed bugs, bed bugs in the media, bedbugs, central heating, dust mites, everyone has bed bugs, fleas, london, radio, uk | 2 Comments
I finally had a chance to listen to David Cain’s UK radio appearance last Friday via the BBC iPlayer interface (which requires a RealPlayer plugin; I’m on a Mac and I was able to listen; I am sure Windows users will have no trouble).
Go to this link.
Find “The Breakfast Show with JoAnne Good” in the […]
By Nobugsonme on Nov 22, 2007 in NJ, NY, SUNY, atlantic city, bed bug epidemic, bed bugs, bed bugs in hotels, bedbugs, binghamton university, broome county, casino, colleges, diane o'hora, dust mite photos, dust mites, education, elderly, get rid of bed bugs, health, misinformation, monmouth county health department, new jersey, new york, new zealand, public health, red bank, seniors, sidney b. johnson, spread, trendy, tropicana, wesleyan arms | 1 Comment
Uninvited roommates move in … and they bite
Wesleyan Arms, a 60-unit senior apartment complex in Red Bank, NJ, has bed bugs. Monmouth County Health Officer Sidney B. Johnson said “bedbugs are not a health issue because they do not transmit disease but that the insects do qualify as pests.”
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By nobugsonme on Nov 21, 2007 in bed bug lawsuit, bed bug precautions, bed bug travel, bed bugs, bedbugs, dr. lou sorkin, dust mites, entomologists, hotels, hotels and bed bugs, how to avoid bed bugs, journalist, journalists, journalists with bed bugs, law, lawyer, legal, ny1, steven de castro, travel, valerie d'elia | 2 Comments
After traveling to 71 countries and staying in hundreds of hotels, NY1 journalist Valerie D’Elia encountered bed bugs in a hotel. Luckily, she did not appear to take them home with her.
Here she tells the story, and asks a few questions of attorney Steven De Castro (who’s been involved with bed bug lawsuits) and […]
By Nobugsonme on Nov 15, 2007 in East Toronto, Paula Fletcher, Toronto City Council, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, canada, dust mite photo, dust mites, government, health, misinformation, ontario, public health, toronto, torontoist | 6 Comments
Torontoist: BEDBUG EPIDEMIC! Not To Be Alarmist Or Anything.
Torontoist includes a picture of a dust mite in their article about Paula Fletcher’s move to have bed bugs declared a “health hazard” in Toronto (item viewed 11/15 at 11 am EST). This is precisely why we keep calling for a public education campaign.
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By nobugsonme on Jun 19, 2007 in bed bug bites, bed bug feces, bed bug photos, bed bugs, bed bugs in dorms, bed bugs in hospitals, bedbugs, colleges, doctors and nurses, dorms, dust mites, england, fermanagh, fleas, health, hospitals, how to get rid of bed bugs, misinformation, northern ireland, photos of bed bugs, schools, treatment, treatment in institutions, uk | 0 Comments
In light of the story from Ireland today, I wanted to check in on England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, and so I looked through the BBC’s coverage of bed bugs over the past year.
On August 17th, 2006 the BBC reported that a residence for doctors and nurses in a hospital in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, […]
By nobugsonme on Feb 28, 2007 in art, bed bugs, bedbugs, dust mites, england, history, maryland, multi-unit buildings, news, treatment, uk, usa | 2 Comments
WJZ tv news in Baltimore reports that an entire apartment building in Bel Air, Maryland is being treated by pest control operators. One tenant was quite distraught that thy would be disrupted for a three week treatment (I suppose that’s one or two follow-ups?), but I only hope that does it. The […]
By nobugsonme on Dec 23, 2006 in bed bugs, bedbugs, dust mites, misdiagnoses, misinformation | 0 Comments
This guy is grossed out because he thinks “bed bugs” eat his dead skin cells and discarded hair.
Alas, if only.
By nobugsonme on Dec 4, 2006 in bed bugs, bedbugs, dust mites, florida, misdiagnoses, news, usa | 0 Comments
Oy, Bradenton / Sarasota / Manatee Florida: Bradenton Herald business reporter Robin Roger is steering you wrong. The article “Mattress sweeper prevents the bed bugs’ bite” is about dust mites.
Back in August, there was a local station which covered the NYC City Council hearing on bed bugs and used a photo of a […]
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