We all know that bedbugs are blood sucking creatures and are found in large numbers across the globe. It has been documented that bedbugs would become dormant and would survive for months without feeding. However, if the host is readily available, they would feed every 5-10 days. The feeding time would last for about five minutes. However, at the time of sucking the blood, these creatures would inject some kind of anaesthetics. Hence the victim...more
Bedbugs are simply a species of pests. The most common type of bedbugs, cimex lectularius, is commonly found in temperate climates all across the globe. In addition, Leptocimex boueti, is found in tropical climates of West Africa and South America. As a matter of fact, bedbugs are insects but they are often misconceived as Arachnids like dust mites and ticks. Bedbugs are blood sucking creatures, which belong to the family called Cimicidae. They...more
Nothing can ruin a summer afternoon in the yard the way ants, mosquitoes, and other insects can. Even worse, mosquitoes spread disease with their annoying, itchy bites. Killing the insects you see is only half the battle. Unless you get them where they live and breed, there will always be more.Many stores offer over-the-counter bug sprays to help homeowners fight the battle against insect invasions but these products do nothing to prevent the problem. Professional pest control companies target the source of those problems without spraying pesticides where they will do no good.Mosquitoes & West Nile DiseaseThe bite from a mosquito can be all it takes to acquire West Nile Disease. According to the CDC, West Nile Disease is now found in all 50 states except New Hampshire, Alaska, and Hawaii. This illness can cause headache, fever, neck stiffness, tremors, paralysis, coma, and even death, making prevention worth the effort. Protective clothing and using insect repellants that contains DEET can help prevent mosquito bites. The first step to reduce the likelihood of mosquitoes living and breeding around the home is to remove standing water. The next step is to hire professionals.Instead...more
Bed Bugs in Brooklyn? Bring it on!Many great things have come out of Brooklyn. Do I really need to mention them? Let us start with baseball, food, attitude...But now Brooklyn is in the middle of an epidemic. Calls to 311 regarding bedbugs are UP over 1000 percent! How long will it be before they are knocking on your door?Bedbugs are blood sucking...more
Time to start hunting Bedbugs in Winnipeg.There is always the fair Manitoba breeze blowing up the Red River, but it wont blow away the epidemic of Bed Bugs in Winnipeg. There are over 100 reported cases of bedbug infestation and with bedbugs becoming an international issue, it makes me wonder how many unreported ones there are?Bedbugs are blood...more
Bed Bugs in Toronto GTA? Yikes! Toronto GTA is beautiful, but it is now in the middle of a growing problem that has become an epidemic. Toronto Public Health reported a 1,000% increase in the number of bedbug complaints. YIKES!Bedbugs are blood sucking insects that are related to cockroaches. DDT nearly made them extinct in the 1950s, but it almost made us extinct too. They are tiny as infants and are difficult to detect with the naked eye. They feed on blood and prefer humans to any other creature. They have been around since the dawn of time, but our forefathers had everyday means of limiting their spread. They move quickly from place to place, traveling on clothing and in luggage or furniture. You can catch them anywhere and once you get home they multiply quickly and spread throughout your living area. Your landlord, neighbors and friends arent going to admit that they have them because they feel humiliated. They move through a city with no respect for social standing, economic status or geography.When you discover bedbugs, do not throw your belongings in the garbage. This is extremely costly and there is no guarantee that the bugs will not return and destroy your next crop of...more
Bed Bugs in Boston? Yikes! Boston is beautiful, but it is now in the middle of an growing problem that has become a national epidemic. There are over 300bedbug reports, and that is only the people who will admit it!Bedbugs are blood sucking insects...more
Bed Bugs in Vancouver? Yikes! Vancouver is beautiful, but it is now in the middle of a growing problem that has become an epidemic.Bedbugs are blood eating insects. DDT nearly made them extinct in the 1950's, but it almost made us extinct, too. They...more
Bed Bugs in Edmonton? Yikes! Edmonton is not only in the middle of the prarie, it is also in the middle of a growing problem that has become an epidemic.Bedbugs are blood eating insects that DDT nearly made extinct in the 1950's, but it almost made...more
Bed Bugs in Cincinnati? Ouch!The weather may be fair in Cincinnati, but now it is in the middle of an epidemic. There are hundreds of reported cases of bedbug infestation, and that is only the reported ones! How long will it be before they are...more
Back in 2006, a resident of Chicago sued a Catskills hotel $20 million because of the bed bug bites she received during her three day stay. While the 500 or so itchy, burning bites the women endured clearly represented an extreme example of exposure,...more
Bed bugs are nasty little parasites that feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals including humans and their common name comes from their love of nesting in places where people sleep. An infestation is something that nobody wants to live with and...more