Ottawa Libraries Touched by Bedbug Resurgence

Below is a great article written by David Reevely of the Ottawa Citizen talking about the impact of bedbugs on the Ottawa library system.  It sounds like the library administrators across Canada are making a valiant effort to keep bedbug infestations to a minimum but bedbugs are a complex issue and it is nearly impossible to [...]

Where To Find Bedbugs

Where to find bedbugs:

Bedbugs are most commonly found in bedrooms but infestations can also occur in other rooms such as  bathrooms,living rooms,and laundry rooms.  Top bedbug hiding spots are

-Box Springs

-Mattress

-Couch/sofa

-Bed frame/headboard

-Walls/baseboards

-Nightstand

Other common hiding bedbug spots:

-Bedside table clutter – books,picture frames,clocks,etc

-Pillows

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The Business of Bedbugs

Below is a great article by Bruce Watson,a features writer for DailyFinance.com

Over the past summer,North America has been gripped by bedbug fever —and not in a good way. The minuscule pests have gotten out of control:In New York,they forced the closure of several high-end retailers,bedeviled Bill Clinton’s Harlem [...]

How to Fight Bedbugs:Non-Chemical Cures

Below is a great video about Tim McCoy,who runs the Dodson Urban Pest Management Lab at Virginia Tech. He believes that bedbugs are an epidemic that will get worse before it gets better. McCoy’s lab is at the forefront of research on pesticide resistance and finding new control methods for bedbugs,like Diatomaceous earth.

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Toronto Bed Bug Infestations Spike by nearly 40% in 2010

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Toronto Bed Bug Infestations Spike by nearly 40% in 2010 [...]