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Bed Bugs At UNL – What do bed bugs cost a University?

Copyright © 2012 A.J. Richards. Visit the original article at http://blogpestcontrol.com/2012/05/bed-bugs-at-unl-what-do-bed-bugs-cost-a-university/. Recently the University of Nebraska-Lincoln underwent extensive investigation into its Bed Bug problem.  The University hired a K9 Inspection company to bring in the dogs to search 3,256 rooms and of those rooms they only found bed bugs in 197 rooms. Considering the major [...]
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May 16, 2012 - 10:24 PM No Comments

Spring has brought such a nice surprise, Bugs before my eyes!

Spring bugs are jumping, even in Canada, today's blog post is from Environmental Pest Control out of Toronto Canada. What pests are moving in Toronto this spring, try the carpenter ant and bed bug.
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April 25, 2012 - 4:13 PM No Comments

Bug Bug Study Suggests My Wife Should Stop Shaving Her Legs

Copyright © 2012 Pest Control Joel. Visit the original article at http://blogpestcontrol.com/2011/12/bug-bug-study-suggests-my-wife-should-stop-shaving-her-legs/. According to new research from the University of Sheffield in the UK, hairy skin can help prevent bed bugs from biting. In fact, the study helps explain why bed bugs and other parasites such as mosquitoes, ticks, and leeches, will seek out the [...]
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December 21, 2011 - 12:57 AM No Comments

Bed Bug’s Secret Invasion Strategy Revealed: Inbreeding

Copyright © 2012 Pest Control Joel. Visit the original article at http://blogpestcontrol.com/2011/12/bed-bugs-secret-invasion-strategy-revealed-inbreeding/. Back in the 1950s, American exterminators thought that the common bed bug, had been completely eliminated. However, over the past decade, these blood-sucking pests have made a huge comeback. In fact, in hotels, homes, and multi-unit housing complexes across the United States, the [...]
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December 13, 2011 - 4:09 PM No Comments

Bed Bug Reproduction

Copyright © 2011 Pest-Control-Stories. Visit the original article at http://blogpestcontrol.com/2011/08/bed-bug-reproduction/. Bed bugs have a very unique method of reproduction, called traumatic insemination. Males simply stab females in the side with their reproductive organ and inject their sperm, which makes its way to her eggs. Females recover from one mating, but several matings increase the chance [...]
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August 6, 2011 - 8:12 PM No Comments

DDT and Bed Bugs

Copyright © 2011 Pest-Control-Stories. Visit the original article at http://blogpestcontrol.com/2011/07/ddt-and-bed-bugs/. With the arrival DDT in the 1940s, bed bugs almost disappeared in western countries. However, bed bug infestations have resurged in recent years, for reasons which are not clear, but contributing factors may be complacency, increased resistance, bans on pesticides and increased international travel.  
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July 30, 2011 - 8:10 PM No Comments

Bed Bugs Infesting Hotels

Copyright © 2011 Pest-Control-Stories. Visit the original article at http://blogpestcontrol.com/2011/07/bed-bugs-infesting-hotels/. Hotels take bed bugs very seriously, and if they don’t, they should. An alarming number of 4 and 5 star hotels have had issues with bed bugs in recent decades, and the process of eradication is costly and extreme. A hotel must not only seal [...]
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July 24, 2011 - 7:50 PM No Comments

Bed Bugs in New York

Copyright © 2011 Pest-Control-Stories. Visit the original article at http://blogpestcontrol.com/2011/07/bed-bugs-in-new-york/. New York has been hit particularly hard with bed bug infestations over recent years. Not only have hotels and movie theatres been hit hard, also a number of prominent businesses and retailers have felt the affects. These include: Google’s New York Headquarters The Wall Street [...]
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July 19, 2011 - 7:49 PM No Comments

Should Exterminators Offer a Bed Bug Guarantee?

Copyright © 2011 Pest-Control-Stories. Visit the original article at http://blogpestcontrol.com/2011/07/should-exterminators-offer-a-bed-bug-guarantee/. What’s the Risk? What’s the Payout?  Should you, a pest control operator, offer a warranty/ guarantee for Bed Bugs?  Anyone that has done their research knows the difficulty in offering a Bed Bug elimination guarantee.  Whether it be for single family homes, apartments, hotels, or [...]
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July 13, 2011 - 1:10 AM No Comments

Health Affects of Bed Bugs

Copyright © 2011 Pest-Control-Stories. Visit the original article at http://blogpestcontrol.com/2011/07/health-affects-of-bed-bugs/. The bite is painless. The salivary fluid injected by bed bugs typically causes the skin to become irritated and inflamed, although individuals can differ in their sensitivity. A small, hard, swollen, white welt may develop at the site of each bite. This is accompanied by [...]
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July 12, 2011 - 7:46 PM No Comments

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