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FTC files deceptive advertising charges against companies exaggerated claims their cedar spray prevents bed bug infestations.

Sep 18, 2019 | Bed Bug News | 0 comments

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.

Louis Sorkin Talks Bed Bugs (and feeds them)

Jul 16, 2019 | Bed Bug News | 0 comments

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...

Bed Bug Video from Rutgers University

May 14, 2016 | Bed Bug News, Bed Bug Video | 0 comments

Rutgers University has produced an excellent bed bug video This is a very good video introduction to bed bugs 101, their biology and examples of integrated pest management. Understanding both of these topics is key to ending your bed bug infestation sooner,...

Resarchers Find Bed Bugs Attracted to Some Colors

May 7, 2016 | Bed Bug News, Blog, News | 0 comments

Bed bugs are attracted to different colors at different stages, researchers determine. So many articles this week about researchers determining that bed bugs are attracted to some colors more than others. No surprise there for me at least. It makes sense, having lived...

Bed Bugs Make a Cameo on Orange is the New Black

Jun 14, 2015 | Bed Bug News, Blog, News | 0 comments

Bed bugs once again had their fifteen minutes of fame on tv this month on the Netflix show Orange is the New Black. While not exactly making bed bugs funny, there were many accuracies and well-made points during this episode, when the prison unit becomes infested with...

Scientists Develop Pheromone-Laced Bed Bug Trap

May 22, 2015 | Bed Bug News | 2 comments

Researchers discover a molecule, a histamine so appealing to bed bugs, that in laboratory tests using human subjects, even hungry bed bugs did not seek out food once in contact with the histamine. Can they invent a substance that will make bed bugs choose to stay...

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Get help identifying bed bugs at your county public health vector control office

Your county pest or vector control may have an entomologist on hand to identity your insect (if you've captured or killed one) and determine if you have bed bugs or not. In Multnomah County call the Bed Bug Hotline at 503-988-BUGS (2847) if you think you may have an infestation. They can identify your insect for you.

You can find your local County Vector Control department at NACCHO (National Association of County and City Health Officials). When you call a Vector Control Department at your Public Health Department (usually County), they may tell you that bed bugs are not vectors. Legally that's true for now, but ask if they have an Entomologist in the office who can help you identify your bug. They almost always do have someone who can identify insects and if you are an expert in ants, cockroaches and spiders you also know about bed bugs.