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‘Freeze-Intolerant’ Bed Bugs Can Survive Subzero Temperatures For Days

Posted on December 13, 2013 by toronto Click Here For Article

According to University Herald, a new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology found that bed bugs can survive temperatures as low as 3 degrees Fahrenheit (-16 degrees Celsius) for up to three days time.

For the study, researchers recorded what temperatures led to 100 percent mortality of all life stages of bed bugs. They discovered that it would take 80 hours to kill all bed bugs at 3 degrees Fahrenheit and 48 hours to destroy them at -4 degrees Fahrenheit. In other words, sticking your infected sheets and clothes in the freezer wont really work, at least in the long term, unless you can replicate these conditions.

According to the study, the bugs high cold tolerance is attributed to its use of a freeze-intolerant strategy, meaning the parasitic pest can actually lower the freezing point of its bodily fluids when faced with harsh conditions.

The news comes at a time when major cities around the globe have seen a resurgence in bed bug infestations. Although the presence of bed bugs has traditionally been seen as a problem in developing countries, it has recently been spreading rapidly in parts of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other parts of Europe, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, noted.

According to NBC News, bed bugs have infiltrate hotels, homes, schools and even offices. They can live in the crevices of sheets, clothing, wallpaper, headboards, mattresses and dresser tables.

Fortunately, the bugs are not known to carry diseases, but they do leave an irritating and itchy rash on their victims. Theyre also incredibly hard to eradicate.

To treat bedbugs, the CDC recommends hiring a professional exterminator who will probably use an insecticide spray to kill the bugs in your home or apartment. The best way to treat bed bugs is to catch them early. Look for signs of bed bugs in your home. If you see dark spots on your sheets about the size of the period at the end of this sentence, that could be bed bug excrement. Also look for small blood stains on your sheets caused by crushed bed bugs.

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Bed Bugs Confirmed in Indianapolis High School, My Cleaning Products Suggests a Bed Bug Spray to Help Solve the Problem

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) December 11, 2013

Bed bugs were discovered in yet another school. And wanting to help its officials and all the other bed bug victims, My Cleaning Products then suggested a pesticide-exempt bed bug spray.

In a report from fox59.com, posted on December 10, 2013, Arlington High School was cited as the school affected by the incident, My Cleaning Products shared. And as it detailed, parents were informed about it via a letter late last week.

However, though the school confirmed the bed bug issue, the report stated that in the letter sent to parents, Principal Alicia Hervey cleared that only one of the critters was found. Additionally, because anyone could bring in the crawlies to the building, she said that there may still be future sightings of the pests.

Here is an excerpt from the post Bed Bug Found Indianapolis High School by My Cleaning Products.

Bed bugs are now so prevalent that even campuses are troubled by them. And according to a report, the latest of which to have a taste of their pesky presence was a high school in Indianapolis.

Particularly, it was Arlington High School that was most-recently linked with those tiny vampire-like critters. But though the school confirmed the issue, it said that only a single bed bug was seen in the campus last week.

My Cleaning Products said that bed bugs are so prevalent these days that they now trouble even schools. However, it stated residences are still the most-susceptible to their presence.

Because of that, MCP advised the public to exert an effort to prevent the critters. Moreover, it told everyone to always be ready to kill bed bugs as they are sneaky. Doing so, it said, could prevent the worst of the things those crawlies could bring.

To be prepared to eliminate bed bugs, MCP said that must have a bed bug spray prepared. With it within reach, it elaborated that one could immediately implement treatment soon after the pests are detected.

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Study Discovers Bed Bugs Could Tolerate Low Temperature; My Cleaning Products Suggests Another Alternative to Kill Bed …

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 10, 2013

Bed bugs were recently discovered able to survive low temperatures. In response to it, My Cleaning Products recommended a safe alternative to kill bed bugs quick.

In a report from natureworldnews.com posted on December 09, 2013, it was said that a recent study found out that the vampire-like critters could lower their bodies' freezing point as their defenses against low temperatures, My Cleaning Products related. The details of it, it shared, were published on the Journal of Economic Entomology.

Because of their defense mechanism, the researchers from Entomological Society of America said in the report that it takes some time to kill the crawlies by freezing, relayed MCP. Particularly, it detailed that at minus 16 Celsius, at least 80 hours of exposure is needed to eliminate the crawlies. At minus 20 Celsius, it added that it would take 48 hours to exterminate them.

Here is a part of the post Bed Bugs Able to Survive Low Temperature by My Cleaning Products.

Bed bugs could be eliminated in a number of ways. Freezing the items affected is one of those methods highly recommended to their victims. However, low temperature is less fatal to those pesky bugs than it was thought to be.

A study has discovered that like an Asian specie of cockroach, bed bugs could actually tolerate low temperature for quite some time. Details about them being cold survivors were given in the Journal of Economic Entomology.

My Cleaning Products said that freezing is a recommended method to get rid of bed bugs because it involves no chemicals. However, given that it is not as fatal to the pests as it was thought to be and not applicable to huge items infested by pests, the company recommended a safe method as an alternative to it.

That method is killing bed bugs via a bed bug spray. However, MCP warned the public to only use a product made of organic ingredients to protect everyone's health. And of them, it asserted that Bed Bug Bully is the best.

As it reasoned out, Bed Bug Bully is the best as it is an organic-based product recognized by EPA. It stated that it is even on its FIFRA 25(b) list. Apart from that, it said that hotels, hospitals and pest-control companies had testified that it is truly effective.

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Bed bug battle sparks protest

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

This story originated as a tip to the 15 Finds Out hotline. If you have something youd like 15 to find out, call (260) 481-1515 ext. 1610.

GENEVA, Ind. (WANE) - It's something no tenant ever wants to hear: You have bed bugs. That's what some people the Geneva Shores Apartments in Adams County have been dealing with since August. The property manager said the infestation has been all cleaned up, but some timid tenants and an outspoken protestor beg to differ. South Adams Schools has also launched precautions against the insect problem.

For the past week, in the frigid December weather, Donna Butler has been the lone protestor holding a cardboard sign in front of the Geneva Shores Apartments, a complex for low income tenants.

Butler is adamant apartment management hasn't done enough to get rid of what she calls a bed bug infestation there. She's so passionate because she said her son accidently spread the bed bugs from one of the apartments to her home in the small town of Geneva.

It's been going on way too long, Butler said. People are living here now with no furniture. It has now spread through town.

The issue has even caught the eye of South Adams Schools, which began spraying down buses the first week of December.

Does it have our attention? Yes, said Scott Litwiller, superintendent of South Adams Schools. As a matter of precaution, we've been spraying buses with a spray that will kill those insects.

But a different story is coming from the Geneva Shores management. Milise Beitler said in the fall, Orkin Pest Control found four apartments with bed bugs. They previously treated, inspected, and reported that they didnt find bed bugs in three of the four apartments. Just Monday, Beitler said Orkin gave the all clear on the last one.

Ive got documentation stating that we were cleared. If [Butler] wants to say [its not], thats her opinion but we dont have them, Beitler said.

Still, anonymous tenants tell 15 Finds Out that the bed bugs have spread to other apartments. They didnt want to speak publicly, fearing they would be evicted.

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Bed Bugs Winnipeg | Energy Retrofit Winnipeg | Manitoba Green …

Posted on December 12, 2013 by admin Click Here For Article

MGR has developed and operates the Bug N Scrub service in partnership with the Government of Manitoba.

We also offer Safe Passage, a moving service available to the public to help ensure a bed bug free move. We will pick up furniture and bagged clothing, heat treat it, and return it to the clients new residence.

The success of any bed bug treatment program increases with proper preparation of a home or apartment. For vulnerable persons who need help due to limitations that prevent them from preparing their home, the Bug N Scrub program provides a variety of preparation services such as moving furniture, general cleaning, laundry service, and reducing and removing clutter. The Bug N Scrub team returns to the home or apartment after treatment is complete to put things back in order and seal the unit to prevent infestation from neighbouring suites.

Vulnerable persons that need service must be referred by qualified organizations or individuals that have first- hand knowledge of the needs of the applicant.

Referrals are made by completing an assessment form [PDF 27 KB], or by calling the toll-free Bed Bug Hotline at 1-855-3MB-BUGS. Services are offered free of charge for approved referrals.

More Information: http://www.gov.mb.ca/bedbugs/program.html

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