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How Decadent Would it Be to Heat Up the Packtite?

Dec 27, 2010 | Bed Bug Heaters, Bed Bugs, Pest Control | 0 comments

Seriously, I’m thinking about the environmental implications and ethics of heating up my clothes in the Packtite before going out into the frigid cold? Hmmm, really decadent? Would I incur some global warming carbon credit deductions? Brrrrr

Pesticide Resistance in Bed Bugs – the video

Oct 20, 2010 | Bed Bugs, Pest Control | 0 comments

This is a great new video explaining pesticide resistance in bed bugs from DDT to modern pyrethrins. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTFCO0n1PvM]

Bed Bug Task Force Meeting Tomorrow

Oct 13, 2010 | Bed Bug News, Bed Bugs, Pest Control | 0 comments

I have to say, I’m excited! It’s been 9 months since we last met due to scheduling snafus, and I know a lot has changed with local public housing agencies, for the better. In fact I know a gentleman who is currently dealing with bed bugs in his subsidized...

What if everyone isolated their bed before they have bed bugs?

Oct 5, 2010 | Bed Bugs, Isolate your bed, Pest Control | 0 comments

I’ve been giving this some thought for a while. It’s a preemptive idea. Are there steps you can take if you don’t have bed bugs, that would stop an infestation before it got started if a bed bug enters your home. Among pest control people there are...

Condos and Multi-family housing: Can you ever get rid of bed bugs?

Aug 27, 2010 | Bed Bugs | 2 comments

This week has been something. Doing a big make-over on the website, and dealing with two friends who have bed bugs in their home or building. That’s the rub on multi-family housing. It’s always possible you’ll get the most brilliant treatment in the...

Sundance Channel And Isabella Rossellini Explore the Seduction Tactics Employed By Bugs, Fish & More In Five-Part Short Film Series Sundance Channel series will feature Bed Bugs On April 20th

Apr 9, 2010 | Bed Bugs | 0 comments

Episode descriptions for “Seduce Me” follow below. Tuesday, April 20 “Bed Bug”– Bed bugs reproduce in mass numbers. This episode explores the violent nature in which the blood-sucking baby bugs are conceived. “Cuttle Fish” – Male cuttle fish play the field and often...