Daily Archives: December 8, 2014

World, Bed Bug Registry Map Thursday 10th of October 2024 09:51 AM
Max. Incidents:	Hotel Residence Location
Zoom In on the above map using the map controls for more detail, and select an incident by clicking on it for address details.
Use the field below to search for incident reports around an address - it will also auto suggest up to 10 incident addresses as you type.
Latest Bed Bug Incidents and Infestations Incident Radius: 30000 Miles 2614 COUNTRY ROSE CT, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53713 (2024-10-03) Edgewater Apartments 8525 106a Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5H0K1 (2024-07-24) New Cambridge Lofts 10024 Jasper Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 1R9 (2024-06-21) #12 14504 108th Ave Nw, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5N1G8 (2024-04-22) Fern Lodge 460 E Fern Ave, San Bernardino, Redlands, California, United States, 92373 (2023-11-20) 143 Eighth Street, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, MV83C9 (2023-11-20) Underwood Senior Living 4850 Underwood Ave, Douglas, omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68132 (2023-11-02) 550 Westwood Drive South West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, t3c3t9 (2023-10-29) 125 550 westwood drive southwest, calgary, Alberta, Canada, t3c3t9 (2023-10-29) BOB 550 WESTWOOD, WESTWOOD, CALGARY, Alberta, Canada, T3C3T9 (2023-10-29) We cannot vouch for the truthfulness of any report on this site. If you feel a location has been reported in error, or want to dispute a report, please contact us.

News Links:

Bed Bugs- U of I Extension

Posted on December 8, 2014 by admin Click Here For Article

This article was originally published on August 22, 2011 and expired on September 22, 2011. It is provided here for archival purposes and may contain dated information.

Bed bugs continue to be a problem around central Illinois. Rhonda Ferree, University of Illinois Extension, horticulture educator, reports that she recently had bed bugs brought into her Jacksonville office for identification.

The bed bug feeds at night on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded animals including chickens, cage birds, and other birds as well as dogs, cats, and other mammals. Infestations can come from bird nests on buildings as well as in clothes, luggage, and other materials transported from infested areas. People generally do not react to the bites for several weeks, but eventually develop red welts similar to those of poison ivy. Frequently, several welts are produced in the vicinity of a single bite and may even be produced on other parts of the body remote from the bites. Bed bugs do not transmit diseases with their bites, but secondary infections can result from scratching the bites.

Bed bugs are active from about 9 p.m. until 7 a.m., being most active from midnight to 3 a.m. They are relatively fast-moving. Unfed bed bugs are flattened, tan, circular bugs up to three-sixteenths inch in diameter. Bugs that have recently fed are blackish and somewhat rotund from their blood meal. Eggs are white and elongate, being of the size and color of house dust. They are cemented to harborage surfaces and are difficult to see without a hand lens.

During the day, bed bugs hide in cracks and crevices near where the person or other host sleeps. They are most common in or near beds and upholstered furniture, being most common under the dust cover of the box springs and in cracks and crevices of the bed headboard. They are also common along piping on the edge of the mattress and springs, behind pictures and electrical outlet plates, under baseboards, along the edge of carpeting and rugs, and in cracks and crevices associated with the bed frame, bedside table, and dresser. Most are located within three to four feet of the sleeping person, but a few may be twenty or more feet away. Detailed searching of these areas is essential in locating them. They produce black fecal spots in their harborage areas, making it easier to identify these areas even if the bugs are not found.

According to Phil Nixon, Extension entomologist with University of Illinois Extension, control of bed bugs involves a multi-pronged, IPM approach. Bugs are killed with direct application of various insecticides, steam, and cold. All are used by various pest management professionals. Bed bugs show varying levels of resistance to pyrethroids, but are effective when sprayed directly onto bed bugs. There are no labeled insecticides that are effective as a dried spray residue against all bed bugs, but local populations are likely to susceptible to one or more labeled insecticides.

Bed bugs are also killed by exposure to at least 120 degrees F for 30 minutes. Bugs may not be killed by washing, but are killed by typical drying in a clothes dryer. Cold treatment is less consistent in effectiveness, requiring sub-zero degrees F for 2-3 weeks. Mattresses and box springs should be encased in high quality covers such as Protect-A-Bed to eliminate many harborage areas and to avoid direct application of insecticide to them, although proper insecticide application is acceptable. Traps, such as Interceptor, are effective when placed under the legs of the bedstead to catch migrating bugs.

Because bed bug control is very time consuming and involves a multi-directed approach, costs of proper bed control are considerably higher than that for many other pests, whether done by a pest management professional or as a do-it-yourself project.

For those with students returning to college, the Bed Bug IPM website focuses specifically on University of Illinois residence halls and apartments. However, the information applies to anyone in apartments or other schools in the area. For more information, photos, and recommendations, go to bedbugs.illinois.edu

-30-

Bed Bugs Stage A Comeback In Colorado

Posted on December 8, 2014 by admin Click Here For Article

Walter Penny watches as his dog, Macaroni, sniffs a blanket for bed bugs during a training session on July 30. Penny runs a company called Colorado Bed Bug K9 and says he and Macaroni can accurately cover more ground than a human inspection could. ( Photos by Karl Gehring, The Denver Post )

A growing infestation of blood-sucking bugs is making it increasingly difficult for Coloradans and people across the country to sleep tight.

Bed bugs were largely eradicated in the U.S. after World War II, but now they're making a comeback. In the past decade they have increasingly infected homes, hotels, summer camps, and even buses, taxis, movie theaters and a New York City courthouse. Their bites cause skin to swell and itch.

Already, more than 30 members of the Colorado Pest Control Association said the problem of bed bugs has "increased greatly" as a problem in the past five years, according to a survey conducted by Whitney Cranshaw, an entomologist at Colorado State University .

These bedbugs belong to Walter Penny, who uses them to train his dog, Macaroni. The bugs are about the size of this capital "O."

Michael Potter, an urban entomologist at the University of Kentucky, blamed the bug boom on increased international travel and the elimination of pesticides such as DDT.

Potter's studies suggest that bed bugs are becoming resistant to the insecticides typically used to kill them.

"People need to understand that we have a globally building problem that is not going to go away, but will increasingly touch more and more people's lives," he said. "It isn't a huge problem in cities like Denver yet, but it's only a matter of time."

Anecdotal reports of the growing bug problem in Colorado include stories from Halcyon House, a low-income apartment complex in Denver, where an infestation has continued for three years despite weekly applications of pesticides at the building.

"We think these treatments will have to be ongoing forever," said Annette Peterson , the chief operating officer for Kier Property Management and Real Estate , which owns Halcyon House. "I don't think we'll ever be a hundred percent free of them."

See more here:
Bed Bugs Stage A Comeback In Colorado

Posted in Bed Bugs Colorado | Comments Off

Bed Bug Exterminator Purcellville, VA 20132, Call 540-441 …

Posted on December 8, 2014 by admin Click Here For Article

For more information, please visit: http://www.greenbedbugsolutions.com/ & Call 540-441-7246 us today!

The DMV area is struggling with an ever-growing bed bug problem. Environmental Heat Solutions offers a solid solution.

Bed bugs are on the rise in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding states of Virginia and Maryland. As of 2012, D.C. ranked number six on a list of the most infested cities in the country. While still not as bad as New York City, D.C.s problem seems to be growing.

Getting rid of bed bugs has become increasingly difficult for a variety of reasons, according to a representative from Environmental Heat Solutions. Over-the-counter solutions to bed bugs may once have been effective, but studies show they do not work today. This is likely a result of bed bugs high ability to develop resistance to pesticides. Additionally, the pest is notoriously difficult to eradicate as a result of its propensity to hide in hard to reach places. Bed bugs can also remain dormant without feeding for a very long time; some claim an infested mattress can be dangerous for well over a year.

Bed bugs have also become highly resistant to chemicals used by professional exterminators. This is why Environmental Heat Solutions offers a different approach to eliminating an infestation: bed bug heat treatment. By evenly raising the temperature in someones home to 120 degrees, our heat treatments kill all adult and juvenile bed bugs, as well as their eggs, said a representative from Environmental Heat Solutions.

Our treatments are safer and more effective than pesticide treatments, said the spokesperson. Heat treatment for bed bugs only takes a few hours and completely eliminates any infestation. It is also completely safe for humans, as it uses no chemicals.

A bed bug infestation is easiest to eliminate if its caught early. We also offer canine detection services to determine if an infestation is present, said the spokesperson.

Bed bugs are a problem, but they dont have to be a disaster, the spokesperson said. At Environmental Heat Solutions, we prioritize getting people back to their normal lives as quickly as possible, with no more worrying about bed bugs.

About Environmental Heat Solutions

Located in Purcellville, Virginia, Environmental Heat Solutions was founded with one goal in mind: To help those suffering from bed bug infestations. They are Washington, D.C. Metro Areas bed bug specialists, offering bed bug heat treatment and canine detection services throughout Washington, D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. With many years of experience handling bed bug infestations, Environmental Heat Solutions has found heat treatment to be the best approach for eliminating widespread infestations quickly and with minimal environmental impact. Environmental Heat Solutions offers a free, no-strings attached consultation with the desire to inform anybody who suspects a bed bug infestation and provide them access to definitive answers regarding the costs involved with finding and eliminating such infestations. For more information, please visit: http://www.greenbedbugsolutions.com/.

Read the original:
Bed Bug Exterminator Purcellville, VA 20132, Call 540-441 ...

Posted in Bed Bugs Virginia | Comments Off

NMSU work may aid bed bug fight

Posted on December 8, 2014 by admin Click Here For Article

........................................................................................................................................................................................

Bed bugs are very good at smelling out a meal, which is often human blood. The insects smell our perspiration and the carbon dioxide we exhale and come running.

A bed bug is injected with dye at New Mexico State University. Researchers at the school say in a new study that certain chemical compounds interfere with bed bugs sense of smell, offering a potential new weapon in our battle with the insects. (Courtesy of Immo Hansen)

Researchers at New Mexico State University said in a new study that certain chemical compounds interfere with bed bugs sense of smell, offering a potential new weapon for protecting ourselves from the bloodsuckers.

The same compounds also appear to have the added benefit of making it harder for bed bugs to reproduce by hindering the movement of sperm, said Immo Hansen, an associate professor of biology at NMSU.

Most bloodsucking insects find their host by using their sense of smell, said Hansen, the studys lead author. If you can block that, or if you have repellents that cause (bed bugs) to actively avoid a certain area, then you can treat these areas and prevent getting bitten.

The study was published Nov. 20 on PLOS One, a peer-reviewed online publication.

Bed bugs have re-emerged in recent years as a serious and growing problem in the U.S. and around the world, the study said. The insects have also developed resistance to a wide variety of insecticides, calling for new strategies to fight infestations.

HANSEN: Research may help manage bugs

The NMSU scientists performed laboratory experiments with bed bugs using a pair of chemical compounds developed in studies with mosquitoes. They found that the compounds were effective in blocking bed bugs sense of smell, preventing them from congregating around odors they normally find attractive, the study said.

See the rest here:
NMSU work may aid bed bug fight