Category: pest control
By nobugsonme on Jan 11, 2008 in Cain Pest Control, DDT and bed bugs, Orkin, Poulin's Pest Control, avoid bed bugs, bed bugs, bed bugs and health, bed bugs in the media, bedbugs, canada, dr. michael potter, entomologists, get rid of bed bugs, hotels and bed bugs, john intini, maclean's, media, news, no silver bullet, pest control, purity pest control | 4 Comments
Canadian news weekly Maclean’s has a story on bed bugs dated January 3, 2008 by John Intini.
The article conveys the scope of the problem and the speed at which it seems to be spreading:
To get a full sense of the bedbug boom, ask any pest control expert. [Carlo] Panacci, for one, used to have a […]
By nobugsonme on Dec 22, 2007 in 311, CDC, PCOs, Toronto Public Health, bed bug spread, bed bugs, bed bugs in apartments, bed bugs in hotels, bedbugs, canada, incidence, landlords, new york, nyc, ontario, pest control, public health, tenants, toronto, toronto sun, usa | 1 Comment
We haven’t had any real data about how many people in Toronto are suffering from bed bugs since the 2003 survey of Toronto PCOs.
But this article in Friday’s Toronto Sun has some interesting statistics. On the one hand,
According to Reg Ayre, the city’s Healthy Environments manager, Toronto Public Health received 194 calls for […]
By nobugsonme on Dec 10, 2007 in affordable housing, astral, bed bug blog, bed bug epidemic, bed bug event, bed bug spread, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, colorado, colorado pest control association, connecticut, glenwood springs, greenpoint, history, hotels, how to get rid of bed bugs, kill bed bugs, news, newyorkshitty.com, nyc, pest control, public education, stamford, tales of bed bug woe | 0 Comments
Slightly delayed news round-up:
newyorkshitty.com » ‘Tis The Season: Don’t Let The Bedbugs Bite!
miss heather of newyorkshitty.com shares a current photo of suspected bed bug refuse at the Astral Apartments in Greenpoint, and shares an article from exactly 121 years ago, decrying the need for “quality affordable housing”, free of vermin.
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Valley […]
By nobugsonme on Nov 28, 2007 in Huffington Post, Nicholas Brown, bed bug persistence, bed bug treatment, bedbugs, eliminate bed bugs, how to get rid of bed bugs, journalist gets bed bugs, journalists, journalists with bed bugs, kill bed bugs, landlords, multi-unit buildings, neighbors, new york, news, nyc, pest control, tenants, treatment failure | 6 Comments
Nicholas Brown: The Bedbug Chronicles: Part 7 - Living on The Huffington Post
The same day that we ask, with Rene Laraine, what might be causing his bed bugs to persist despite nine bed bug treatments by licensed PCOs, Nicholas Brown brings to mind similar concerns.
Brown, chronicling his bed bug experience on the Huffington Post, is […]
By nobugsonme on Nov 27, 2007 in Yellowstone City-County Health Department, bed bug denial, bed bug epidemic, bed bug harborages, bed bug spread, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bed bugs in shelters, beds, billings, homeless, how to get rid of bed bugs, mattresses, montana, montana rescue mission, pest control, shelter, usa | 3 Comments
BillingsGazette.com: “Bedbugs give shelter a challenge”
This article carries more details on the bed bug war going on in the Montana Rescue Mission men’s shelter than the one blogged last week. It is a harrowing reminder of how hard it is to get rid of bed bugs under certain circumstances.
More than a year ago, the […]
By nobugsonme on Nov 25, 2007 in bed bug collection, bed bug elimination, bed bug hunting, bed bug stories, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, catching bed bugs, how to get rid of bed bugs, how to kill bed bugs, murphy bed, pest control, red light, tales of bed bug woe | 5 Comments
A newbite named NotSoSnug has gotten our attention in the forums with his unique approach to his bed bug situation.
This is NotSoSnug’s comparison of a nymph and adult bed bug (perhaps one of our entomologist friends could confirm the life stage of the nymph for us?)
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By nobugsonme on Nov 14, 2007 in Huffington Post, Nicholas Brown, apartments, bed bug epidemic, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, dealing with bed bugs, disclosure, get rid of bed bugs, housing laws, how to get rid of bed bugs, how to kill bed bugs, ignorance, landlord knew, landlords, law, lawsuits, legal, living with bed bugs, new york, nyc, pest control, professional pest-control services: reviews, suggestion, tenants, treatment, usa | 4 Comments
There’s a new update to Nicholas Brown’s bed bug journal on the Huffington Post today, and it takes us through the 39th day of living with bed bugs during treatment.
In this installment, we learn that bed bugs are taking a significant toll on Brown’s self-identity and social life:
Despite my anger, even our bug-laden living situation […]
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 Nov 10, 2007 in Joe Fiorito, Lexington, The Star, bed bug epidemic, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bed bugs and the elderly, bedbugs, best practices, canada, education, elderly, government response to bed bugs, health, health department, homelessness, housing laws, how to kill bed bugs, journalist, journalists, kentucky, low-income housing, multi-unit buildings, ontario, pest control, public education, public health, public housing, social services, spread, toronto, treatment, treatment in institutions, usa | 0 Comments
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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By nobugsonme on Nov 3, 2007 in bed bug blame game, bed bugs, bed bugs in schools, bedbugs, best practices, blame game, bracken county, children and bed bugs, detection, diagnosis, doe, employee, government, health, health department, how to get rid of bed bugs, how to kill bed bugs, ignorance, maryland, misinformation, new york, pest control, pest control in schools, professional pest-control services: reviews, suggestion, public education, public health, scapegoating, schools, signs and symptoms, students, tools and weapons, treatment, treatment in institutions, treatment in schools, usa, warning, workplace | 1 Comment
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 […]
By nobugsonme on Nov 2, 2007 in Huffington Post, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, bloggers, dealing with bed bugs, exterminator, how to get rid of bed bugs, how to kill bed bugs, humor, laundry, living with bed bugs, media, multi-unit buildings, new york, nyc, pest control, prep, professional pest-control services: reviews, suggestion, signs and symptoms, treatment, treatment preparations, usa | 3 Comments
Somehow I got behind on Nicholas Brown’s bed bug saga; two more installments have appeared.
He posted volume 3 last week, which chronicles the “laundry and first treatment” phase. Somewhat unconventionally, Brown as his roommates Katherine and Jihad had not done much prep before their PCO showed up. He was kind enough […]
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