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…

Bedbugs are known to hitchhike from host to host, with public places being the most vulnerable because of the amount of different people that pass through on a daily basis.

A Salvation Army shelter in Peoria, IL is just the latest victim of the bedbug epidemic. Approximately three-dozen residents of the shelter were forced to leave because of a bedbug [...] Continue Reading…

Bed bugs are dangerous. They can leave aesthetically unpleasing welts all over the body, prevent you from sleeping and empty out your wallet paying for extermination, new bedding and prevention products.

Bed bug bites are not deadly though. However, many people using do it yourself (DIY) products containing pesticides, have [...] Continue Reading…

“Rent this mattress and get bed bugs for free!” I wonder if that is what the advertisement read in the Rent-A-Center on Moreland Ave. in southeast Atlanta that rented Carolyn Pittman the bed bug infested mattress.

According to this CBS Atlanta report, “Rent-A-Center has offered the family a store credit for 230 dollars and a letter acknowledging there was a problem, [...] Continue Reading…

Bed bugs have been making a comeback over the past decade or so and hotels have been a major victim of this professional hitchhiker. Over that time, many hotel reputations were, patrons bitten and lawsuits filed. This apple seed sized pest has forced hotels all over the world to take proactive measures, because not doing so increases the respective [...] Continue Reading…