Monthly Archives: September 2014

How to find bed bugs

By LEE ZABOKRTSKY September 28, 2014 Leave a comment

If you have an infestation, it is best to find it early, before the infestation becomes established or spreads. Treating a minor infestation, while an inconvenience, is far less costly and easier than treating the same infestation after it becomes more widespread. However, low-level infestations are also much more challenging to find and correctly identify. […]

Introduction to bed bugs

By LEE ZABOKRTSKY September 15, 2014 Leave a comment

The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) has long been a pest – feeding on blood, causing itchy bites and generally irritating their human hosts. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) all consider bed bugs a public health pest. However, unlike […]