Category: travel and bed bugs
By nobugsonme on Jan 10, 2008 in Paramount Pest Control, avoiding bed bugs, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bed bugs in ottawa, bedbugs, canada, david saunders, get rid of bed bugs, hotels, ontario, ottawa, travel, travel and bed bugs | 3 Comments
The spread of bed bugs in Ottawa, Ontario was the feature of a short article by Daniel Proussalidis with Kristi Soble on CFRA.com, the website of CFRA radio 580.
David Saunders from Paramount Pest Control tells CFRA News the [bed bug] problem is rampant in rooming houses and hostels.
But Saunders adds it’s just as […]
By Nobugsonme on Nov 24, 2007 in bed bugs, bedbugs, college, england, hotels, hotels and bed bugs, isle of wight, law, lawsuit, legal, monetary claim, study abroad, travel, travel and bed bugs, uk | 4 Comments
BED BUG CLAIM EARNS GUEST £630 (Isle of Wight, UK)
“A DISGRUNTLED guest who claimed his experience at a Sandown hotel ruined his break has won £630 in compensation. Keith Clack, from Brighton, took legal action against The Carlton Hotel, on Sandown Esplanade, claiming his room and bed were infested with
(tags: isleofwight bedbugs UK england nov2007 […]
By nobugsonme on Nov 8, 2007 in Donna Freydkin, Greenpointers, USA Today, activism, awareness, bed bug bites, bed bug epidemic, bed bug garbage, bed bug hotels, bed bug treatment, bed bugs, bedbugs, best practices, dr. michael potter, dr. michael raupp, dr. stephen kells, dumpster diving, entomologists, get rid of bed bugs, good ideas, greenpoint, hotels, hotels and bed bugs, how to get rid of bed bugs, journalist, journalists with bed bugs, new york, news, nyc, spread, stories, tossing stuff out, travel and bed bugs, treatment, usa | 12 Comments
There is so much bed bug news now, that blogging even half of the major articles that come across my web browser is too much. I offer a selection, as well as an interesting tidbit from a NYC blogger. More news forthcoming, including an update on Cincinnati, and some exciting developments in San […]
By Winston O. Buggy on Nov 7, 2007 in bed bug hotels, bed bugs, dryer, hotels, living with bed bugs, luggage, motels, travel, travel and bed bugs | 9 Comments
NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade
Originally uploaded by panoramicviewer
As the clocks fall back, smoke detector batteries get changed, and the multi-colored leaves gracefully fall in their autumnal farewell, it means that a great American traditional holiday is almost upon us. So with pilgrim’s pride we search for […]
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 Apr 1, 2007 in Tipping Point, bed bug ethics, bed bugs, bedbugs, ethics, morality, news, nytimes, spread, travel and bed bugs | 3 Comments
The New York Times Ethicist, Randy Cohen, fielded a bed bug ethics question today.
The question:
Last summer, I visited friends at their chateau in France – good company, excellent food, but a lumpy mattress full of bedbugs. Badly bitten, I said nothing, but I know I’ll be invited back. How can I politely tell them about […]
By nobugsonme on Feb 5, 2007 in Tipping Point, activism, bed bug epidemic, bed bug stories, bed bugs, bedbugs, bonnie friedman, celebrities, get rid of bed bugs, new york, nyc, prevent bed bugs, travel and bed bugs, usa | 3 Comments
The Bonnie Friedman article is here. And here’s an excerpt:
The exterminator, when he arrived, had just come from East 81st Street. “From East 57th Street and up it’s plagued by bedbugs,” he said. “And they’re all over the Upper West Side, too. People expect them in another neighborhood. But it’s not about hygiene. It’s about […]
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