New York Magazine on bed bugs
New York Magazine has a new bed bug story dated November 12th (print edition of 11/19), by Melissa Kirsch. It contains lots of solid advice about not picking up curbside furniture, being wary of...
View ArticleBed bugs where you do expect to find them: Boston Globe on hotels hiring bed...
The Boston Globe has a new article about bed bugs, mainly focusing on how ten or so hotels in Boston are employing a bed bug dog to do regular walkthroughs. In the 3 1/2 years it’s been open, Jurys...
View ArticleWoman notifies hotel desk about bed bugs in room, is evicted from hotel
Channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri reports that a woman says she found bed bugs in her room at the Value Place Hotel after noticing bed bug bites on her child. Instead of moving the woman to another...
View ArticleBed bugs in Washington, D.C.? Yes! And growing in number daily.
The Washington City Paper has a cover story today on bed bugs! In it, Audrey Dutton reports on the status of bed bugs in that city, and on the city’s plans to fight the problem. We have known there...
View ArticleBed bug education event on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Tuesday focused on...
WLOX.com reports that a bed bug education session was held in Gulfport, Mississippi yesterday: GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – Don’t let the bed bugs bite! That’s what local pest control employees, state health...
View ArticleCo-op pays $250K after bed bugs found in several units, storage area, stairwells
BrickUnderground reports that the July/August 2009 issue of Habitat magazine (not yet available on their website) reports that a three-tower, 217-unit Theater District co-op building paid $250,000 to...
View ArticleBed bugs close second Abercrombie & Fitch store in New York
The Wall Street Journal’s Metropolis blog reports that the Abercrombie and Fitch store at South Street Seaport has now been closed due to bed bugs detected there. It appears the firm had its other...
View ArticleBed bugs teach unwanted lesson at 4-H science camp
It’s summer camp season, and parents should be aware that bed bugs may come home from camp, along with the macrame plant hangers and duffel bags of dirty socks and shorts. NBC reports today that a 4-H...
View ArticleBed bugs found at Catawba College, Wake Forest, NYU, Penn State & Missouri State
It’s that time of year: “Welcome to college. Meet your new roommates: bed bugs!” Whenever lots of people move around, bed bugs will too. And in the first few weeks of the new semester, we always hear...
View ArticlePatient residence in Ottawa refuses clothing donations due to bed bugs: why?
Nunatsiaq Online reports that a residence in Ottawa for Nunavut residents seeking medical treatment is infested with bed bugs thought to have come from clothing donations: Larga Baffin is making sure...
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