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Bed bugs in Detroit and Troy, Michigan »

Neal Rubin writes in a Detroit News Op-Ed column today that
At Rose Pest Solutions in Troy [Michigan], where Sheperdigian reigns as vice president for technical services, the number of bedbug jobs has risen from one or two in 2001 to about 160 last year, with continued rapid growth expected in 2008.
The article goes beyond the […]

Educating the public about bed bugs: Toronto to host bed bug forum for residents April 2nd »

InsideToronto.com reports that there will be a bed bug forum to educate residents about bed bugs and how to deal with an infestation, on Wednesday.
Concern about the recent city-wide rise in bed bug infestations has led to the creation of a bed bug forum, coming to Etobicoke this Wednesday, April 2 at LAMP CHC.”You have a […]

The Wall Street Journal on “new” bed bug-fighting tactics »

The Wall Street Journal published an article today mentioning some of the “new” methods of fighting bed bugs. The WSJ mentions Stern’s new Cryonite method, ThermaPure’s heat treatment, Bed Bugs and Beyond’s “poisonous gas,” and Advanced K9’s bed bug dogs.
We’re all familiar with all of these options, and in some cases, with other providers […]

Bed bugs spreading in Finland too »

The Helsingen Sanomat reports that bed bugs are making a comeback in Finland:
In recent years, these nocturnal insects have been detected in homes in the Greater Helsinki area, but also in Tampere and elsewhere in the Pirkanmaa region, as well as in Oulu.
The City of Helsinki Environment Centre receives several inquiries about bedbugs every week. […]

Bed Bug Success Stories: Collette and a professional steamer »

We have long had a success stories page. And though readers often forget to write and tell us of their success, when they do, I’ve been pasting the stories in there.
Some, however, are longer and more detailed than can fit into the page. So I have decided, from here on in, to give […]

Reader Question: how to deal with bed bugs in Qatar? »

A reader in Qatar writes,
Hello,
I’ve just found your website doing research on my own problem. I live
in Doha, Qatar (Middle East) and have been suffering through what I am
convinced […]

Bed bug notice: East Village, NYC, January 2008 »

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. […]

Gaston County, N.C. health officials to hotel: bed bugs not a serious violation »

This story from Eyewitness News in Gastonia, North Carolina is about a woman named Patricia Starling who lived in a Super 8 motel with her two sons after they lost their home in a fire.
Starling said she went back the motel, captured some of the bugs and gave some to Gaston County health officials. Specialist […]

Nashua, NH Health Officers on prowl for bed bugs »

I am delighted to report this news item from Patrick Meighan of the Nashua Telegraph in Nashua, New Hampshire. It’s a story about how Nashua city Health Officer Nelson Ortega and Deputy Health Officer Heidi Peek spent 4 and a half hours inspecting all 117 rooms in a rooming house in Nashua, and found […]

I can’t find a bed bug, but think I am being bitten. What do I do? »

“In the Dark” writes,
I hope you don’t mind me asking for some advice here…after spending some time on the bedbugger site. I don’t know yet if I have bedbugs and have not seen any in my apartment on the upper westside, but have discovered bites on my upper body five times now in […]

Bowling Green Towers: another infestation in elderly and disabled housing »

Jim Gaines Reports for the Bowling Green Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky) that
A few of the roughly 200 residents in Bowling Green Towers at 1149 College St. have had restless nights due to a pesky problem. Several apartment-dwellers have reported an infestation of bedbugs - but health officials say trouble is being squashed before it […]

Bed bugs in North Jersey »

Marsha Stoltz provided a typical regional bed bug news story in The Record Sunday:
Creepy crawly creatures have always been a predictable, if dreaded, part of multi-housing life because of the ease with which they move from unit to unit along shared pipes, wires and cable lines.
Landlords and buildings managers typically address these concerns with monthly […]