Dead Bedbugs Found at Burnaby Library

bedbugs at library

Below is a great article by Gordon Hoekstra of the Vancouver Sun that draws attention to an issue that libraries all over Canada are being forced to deal with –bedbugs.  The Burnaby Public Library found bedbugs at their Metrotown branch.  The library did a good job preventing a further spread of bedbugs by using [...]

Don’t Bring Bedbugs Home After Traveling

Long gone are the days of flopping down on the mattress in your hotel room after a long day of traveling.

Health Canada’s website confirms:“Bed bugs are making a comeback. They can now be found everywhere from homeless shelters to five-star hotels to single-family dwellings to public transportation. Anyone can get an infestation of [...]

Bedbugs:Bake them before they bite

Below is a great video and article by CNN London that shows a bedbug dog at work and gives an overview of heat treatment for bedbugs.  Heat treatment is a very effective tool for killing bedbugs,but it is important to use heat treatment for bedbugs in conjunction with other methods such as:wiping down [...]

Forum on Preventing and Eradicating Bedbugs

By Scott Taylor LEWISTON — Professor James Dill got his first good groan of the day when he talked about the bedbug’s “piercing,sucking mouth part.”

The close-up picture on the screen behind him,illustrating the pest’s sharp proboscis,certainly added to the effect. A few people groaned;several laughed nervously.

And many began to [...]

What to do about Bedbugs

Bedbugs are small flat insects that feed on sleeping animals – and humans are one of their favorite targets. They are experts at hiding and tend to live within several feet of where their hosts sleep.

Bedbugs are making a comeback and it is leading to heightened levels of bedbug infestations and anxiety.  Bedbugs were [...]