Have you heard or read that cinnamon kills bed bugs? Or that lavender oil, patchouli, red pepper or cloves will kill bed bugs or at least prevent them from biting you? Cinnamon, lavender, salt, etc., do not harm bed bugs in any way and trying these ineffective methods will only give bed bugs more time to …
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Selecting the right pest company to inspect and treat your bed bug infestation is the most important decision you’ll make. You need to be able to trust them. Use this list of questions to ask a pest control company, and then paying close attention to how they answer.
When you are sleep-deprived, stressed out, and trying to make decisions about how you are going to get rid of those #!&*! bed bugs, it’s easy to make bad choices that can extend the infestation, or make us sick. The video below really shows us what NOT to do if you have bed bugs. This …
Do bed bugs bite more women or men? While not scientific, it seems (from many blog posts and comments) that women “seem” to get more bites than men – sometimes ALL THE BITES. This is unscientific but taken from numerous forums where this is shared by people dealing with infestations. While it may appear that …
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One of the important factors in fighting your infestation is understanding how fast bedbugs reproduce. This infographic illustrates how quickly an infestation can grow over a period of only four weeks.
Bed bug traps are your ticket to sleeping again! ClimbUp® bed bug traps are one of the most important tools you’ll use during and possibly after your infestation. And they are the only university research-tested trap that has been shown to be very effective in trapping bed bugs. Not only do ClimbUp® bed bug traps help prevent bed …
FTC files deceptive advertising charges against companies that allegedly failed to back up claims that their product could prevent and eliminate bed bug infestations using cedar oil sprays and other products.
Trigger Alert! This is a short video with bed bug expert Louis Sorkin and his bed bugs. He shows us what bed bugs look like as he feeds them. You’ll get an excellent view and size comparison of an adult and a newly hatched nymph. Louis Sorkin is a Consultant and Forensic Entomologist. He does …
Residual pesticides spray pesticides contained in microscopic bubbles the bed bugs will walk through after feeding when they are heaviest. Gross, I know. ** That is why you will be instructed to keep sleeping in your bed. You are the bait needed to fatten them up so they can drag their blood filled bellied through the poison to kill them. * heat treatment removes this unsavory commitment.
Diatomaceous earth or bed bug powders do not belong in your car. They are not the solution to your problem and can make you sick. It can get in your lungs, or your children’s or passengers lungs. Your car needs specialized treatment using pest strips, steaming and cleaning. So repeat after me. I will not …
