Another university has the bed bug “bug.”  According to this Fox News 42 article, “University of Nebraska officials have found bed bugs in about 35 campus dorm rooms at UNL.”

The university is leaning on a bed bug sniffing dog named Spots. Spots is a rat terrier that can boast a 95% accuracy rating when detecting bed bugs. According to James [...] Continue Reading…

A common misconception of bedbugs is that they are associated with poor economic status and filthy, cluttered environments. Despite the fact that filthy, cluttered environments make getting rid of bedbugs nearly impossible, the truth is that they can thrive in an extremely clean, upscale environment as well.

This was illustrated perfectly when the The New York Times reported last Wednesday, that [...] Continue Reading…

Many children from the Simla school is Southern Colorado had been sent home because of a bed bug sighting in one of the classrooms there.

The school proactively sent a letter home to the parents immediately after the bed bugs were sighted. The video about Simla [...] Continue Reading…

Approximately 5,000 boxes of files from the Department of Housing Preservation and development (HPD), were sent to Rockland County for fumigation after NYC’s hitchhiking bed bugs were found November 15th, 2011.

The files that were sent out have caused Housing Court cases to be delayed, due to the inability to back up all of the files . It is almost [...] Continue Reading…

Tenants and renters often find themselves at the mercy of their landlords or management companies when the issue of bed bug extermination is on the table. Many of them are often unaware of what rights they are entitled to and are also unaware of what the landlord is responsible for.

In most states, if there is no specific language in [...] Continue Reading…

High traffic facilities such as hotels, doctor’s offices, hospitals and long-term care facilities are especially susceptible  to bed bug infestations.

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is no different from any other hospital in the nation in regards to the potential for a large scale bed bug outbreak.

The hotel and hospitality industries have seen major spikes in bed bug infestations and do [...] Continue Reading…

Over the past week, news reports have surfaced demonstrating commercial property owners’ vulnerability to bloodsucking attorneys and bed bugs. Bed bug attorneys are multiplying as fast as the pests themselves.

On Monday, October 24th, ABC News Baltimore reported that the first bed bug lawsuit in the Baltimore area had been settled. “We have the first of what could end up being [...] Continue Reading…

The latest housing complex to get hit by bedbugs is Dogwood Manor in Chattanooga, Tennessee. One woman who’s apartment had begun treatment nearly 6 months ago, Joan Tate, is complaining that bedbugs are still biting her.

According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, “The latest extermination, conducted in September, [...] Continue Reading…

Syracuse has become the latest victim of the bed bug epidemic that has been sweeping the nation. So bad in fact that the Greater Syracuse Tenants Network is presenting a workshop for landlords in regards to getting rid of bed bugs on a property.

According to this syracuse.com article, “Response has been so strong, [...] Continue Reading…

Bed bugs have been a thorn in the sides of businesses, residences and the people that occupy them for some time now. Since they have made their comeback, bed bugs have been widespread all over the country and have once again become relevant in the media.

This week, pest management professionals (PMPs) from all over the country are attending the [...] Continue Reading…