From the category archives:

bed bugs

Bed Bugs Resurgence Grows Now Even in Schools

July 2, 2010

The bedbug (or bed bug) is an insect of the family Cimicidae that lives by feeding on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts. The name comes from its preferred habitat:  mattresses, sofas, and other furniture. Although not strictly nocturnal, bedbugs are mainly active at night.
Bed bug infestations often go undetected until they are [...]

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The Bed Bug Resurgence Is So Bad A Law is Needed To Get Them Under Control?

February 9, 2010

The bed bug resurgence has become quite a hot topic issue lately. In fact, a bill designating various responsibilities for landlords, tenants and pest management professionals in the prevention and management of bed bug infestations in multifamily housing was introduced at State Capitol legislature in downtown Phoenix, Arizona last week. 
Under House Bill 2210, only properly licensed applicators would be permitted [...]

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Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite!

October 8, 2009

Bed bugs have tormented people throughout history. But from the early 1950’s through the late 1090’s bed bug problems became a rarity, at least in the developed world. After nearly a 50-year hiatus, the bed bugs began appearing on the radar screen of pest control professionals in the late 1990’s and recently over the last 5 [...]

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Bed Bugs Resurgence and Bed Bug Control

August 2, 2009

Continuing Report on “Mr. Willey goes to Washington DC”
OK, so in my last Blog I told you there were three issues that NPMA was concerned about,  well let me spend a few minutes and update you on the second issue we were promoting, BED BUGS. Wikipedia defines bed bugs as:
The bedbug (or bed bug) is [...]

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