Facts and myths about bed bugs

According to the National Pest Management Association bed bug infestations have risen 81%.  This resurgence as consumers nationwide on high aert.  Read full story

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As Bedbugs Multiply, New Insurance Plans Crop Up

Bedbugs are crawling the sheets in hotels, apartment buildings and college dormitories in surging numbers, which has spawned a new enterprise for insurance companies.  Read full story

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Researchers report recent bed bug resurgence

Experts say there were more than 12,000 complaints of bed bugs nationwide last year, a jump in large part, due to an increase in tourism worldwide. Read full story

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Tenants complain of bed bug infestation

Apartment management says part of the problem is when one tenant throws out infested furniture near the dumpster; another resident brings it in their home and the bugs continue to spread. Read full story

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Bed Bugs Make Staten Island Jail An Unpleasant Place To Be

The holding-cell area in the 120th Precinct station on Staten Island has been shut down as officials grapple with a bed bug infestation that has made conditions there unpleasant for prisoners. Read story

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Nacogdoches residents claim bed bugs make them itching mad

“I had been scratching and I just happened to look down and I seen these two little bugs, right here, crawling in my bed,” said Hogan as she pulled out the little insects. By all appearances they looked like bed bugs. Read full story

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Better Business Bureau’s bed bug warnings

In just this year alone, the Better Business Bureau has received more than 375 complaints against pest control service companies.

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Cincinnati’s No. 1 bedbug ranking no joke

Perry Simpson didn’t think twice about killing the flat, brown bug that crawled up from his keyboard as he was playing World of Warcraft on a computer in his family’s West End townhouse.  Read full story

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Bed bug-sniffing beagle lends a nose

Imagine only eating as a reward for hard work. Now imagine that hard work involves searching for bed bugs — oval, reddish-brown, wingless insects that tend to inhabit beds or other nooks and crannies in an unsuspecting victim’s home. Read full story

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