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It's a bug's lift in July and August
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The high-rise bed-bug story in the Register last week made me
twitch, like the Red Sox hearing footsteps. I'm petrified of staying
in a nice hotel that has bed bugs. I skeeve them as well as snakes,
centipedes or hunting with Dick Cheney. (My wife bet me I couldn't
go a column without knocking The Penguin. I lose.)
Late July is probably the height of bug season in Connecticut,
and so we must weather a flurry of bug activity. And we're not
talking about the bugs in the latest Internet E...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Globetrotters: bed bugs define pests on the move.(IPM Focus: TECHNIQUES TO HELP YOUR WORK SMARTER)
Pest Control
; Bed bugs are on the march, infesting more and more locations nationwide. They're not just a problem at hotels: They're also a growing concern with cruise ships, universities, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, military barracks, condominiums, apartments and residences. The pests'
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They're back: the return of bed bugs.(hotels are sued due to bed bugs)
Lodging Hospitality
; They're back! The bed bug is an old pest common in homes prior to World War II. For the last 40 years, bed bugs have rarely been seen outside of cramped living quarters and less-than-sanitary conditions in jails and homeless shelters. However, in the last five years there has been a bed bug
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Bed bugs: one woman's experience.
HealthFacts
; ... it. Two dark brown oval-shaped bugs about a quarter inch long were found on the wooden rim of the box spring. They were bottled and sent to the lab. The good/bad news came the next day. They were bed bugs. Of course, I was relieved to have a reason
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Hidden profits: there's money to be made from bed bugs--if you know where to look.(Cover Story)
Pest Control
; ... BITTEN, TWICE SHY? Given these weighty issues, it's small wonder that many PMPs just say no to treating bed bugs. That's good news for people like Jay Cart, president of a one-man operation, Eureka Pest Exclusion in Pacifica, Calif. He's frequently tapped ...
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Bed bugs demand swift, thorough response.(Hotel Operations: PEST CONTROL)
Hotel & Motel Management
; Handling a hotel's least favorite little traveler, the bed bug, requires prompt attention and cooperation between hotel staff and pest-control companies. The issue is becoming increasingly important, said Frank Meek, technical director at Orkin. The company is surveying regional branches to measure
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Strange bedfellows: IPM and bed bugs.(IPM Focus: TECHNIQUES TO HELP YOU WORK SMARTER)
Pest Control
; Insecticides are far and away the major control tool used against bed bugs. When compared to insecticides for other household pests, we typically apply higher volumes to more sites and conduct more retreats. Service for bed bugs usually includes insecticide treatments of bed frames, box springs,
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ASK US | Q: June bugs
Daily Breeze
; DAILY BREEZE Q: June bugs What are June bugs? Is it a beetle that only comes out in June and then dies? What exactly is it? CAROLYN ORR San Pedro June bugs also are known as May beetles or June beetles for the time of year they emerge as adults from their subterranean growing stages, according to
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 "Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)")
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Waking up to bed bugs.
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)
; ... hush-hush topic because of the stigma of bed bugs. Copyright (c) 2007, The Daily Oklahoman Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...
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It's OK to let the bed bugs bite
Albuquerque Journal
; Q: We recently had a problem with bed bugs which we successfully exterminated following your advice. My question is, do bed bugs have any good qualities, or are they just blood-suckers with no redeeming value? A: I don't know if they have any redeeming qualities or not, but they are very
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Pesky bed bugs making comeback
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
; ... Kentucky Department of Entomology; Linn Haramis; Daniel Norman; Kevin MeischnerCompiled by Paul Swiech CUTLINE: The bed bug, shown enlarged here, is about a quarter- inch in length. PUB: The Pantagraph PUB DATE: 20060120 Section: News EDITION: Main QRK
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