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Latest Bed Bug Incidents and Infestations Incident Radius: 30000 Miles 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) 15 Three Mil eLane, Salmon, Montana, United States, 83467 (2023-09-25) 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.

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Posted on December 25, 2016 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

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How to Check a Room for Bed Bugs | USA Today

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

A magnifying glass helps you detect the presence of bedbugs. (Photo: pins image by dinostock from Fotolia.com )

You can identify bedbug infestations by noting reactions to bedbug bites -- small, itchy bumps or welts -- on a room's occupants. However, if you are staying in a room while traveling, you won't have that handy warning sign available, and you'll want to know about the problem before the first bite. If you suspect a bedbug problem, you can check a room for bedbugs, beginning with the places they most often live and hide -- in beds, sofas and chairs.

Pack and bring items useful for identifying bedbug infestations. A flashlight and a magnifying glass will help you see signs, often tiny, of infestations. You can use an old credit card or similar piece of plastic to scrape and dig for signs of bedbugs.

Examine the room's bedding. Check the mattress, box springs, frames and linens. Adult bedbugs are oval, brown, flat and wingless; they are approximately 1/4 to 3/8 inches in size, or about the size of an apple seed. They change from brown to purplish-red after they eat, becoming larger and more cigar-shaped. Young bedbugs are shaped like adults but smaller. In addition to looking for live bedbugs, search for signs bedbugs have been present earlier. Look for rusty or reddish stains on bed linens, pillows and mattresses -- signs left by bedbugs that have been crushed.

Look closely at the furniture. Bedbugs shed their skin as they grow, leaving eggs and eggshells, which are white and about 1 mm in size. Open and inspect any zippered coverings on furniture, and look at frames and feet of pieces such as sofas and chairs.

Check walls, including wall hangings such as paintings and clocks; baseboards and floorboards; and electrical outlets. Inspect electrical items by eye only. You can use a card from a deck of cards as a probe, or you can fashion a probe from an old credit card or similar piece of plastic. Cut the plastic into a long triangle with one sharply pointed end. Use the pointed end to probe into crevices around floorboards; scrape crevices with the probe to dig out any live bugs or remains.

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Allergic To Bed Bugs? | Allergic To Bed Bugs? | ACAAI …

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

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Allergists detect, treat often overlooked bites

PHOENIX Want another reason to fear bed bugs? They can sometimes set off allergic reactions, asthma attacks and anaphylaxis according to allergists at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Phoenix, Nov 11-16.

Most individuals bitten by bed bugs get red bite marks that are mildly itchy. But those who are allergic can experience intense itching, swelling, redness, hives and blisters. The bugs can trigger asthma if a large group of them become airborne. And, although rare, those who are highly allergic to the bites may experience anaphylaxis, a life-threatening reaction that can cause trouble breathing, hives or swelling or tightness of the throat

The source of the reaction often goes undetected because symptoms can be written off as flea or horse fly bites, said allergist Richard deShazo, MD, of the ACAAI Insect Hypersensitivity Committee. If you have allergies or asthma and you don t know the cause of your skin irritation, see your allergist.

Those allergic to bed bug bites notice their bites become increasingly itchy. Scratching them can lead to infection. Allergists treat the bites with antihistamines and corticosteroid creams. Allergists are specially trained to treat asthma and can help patients who are having asthma flare ups due to bed bugs.

Allergists attending the ACAAI meeting will attend a workshop to better familiarize themselves with the growing epidemic of bed bugs, best diagnostic approaches, and approaches to insect extermination. Allergists receive training in reactions to insects, including wasps, yellow jackets, hornets, fire ants, stinging flies, bed bugs, and others as a part of their clinical training and are an excellent resource for patients who think they may have insect reactions.

About ACAAI

The ACAAI is a professional medical organization headquartered in Arlington Heights, Ill., that promotes excellence in the practice of the subspecialty of allergy and immunology. The College, comprising more than 5,000 allergists-immunologists and related health care professionals, fosters a culture of collaboration and congeniality in which its members work together and with others toward the common goals of patient care, education, advocacy and research.

To learn more about allergies and asthma, take a relief test and find an allergist, visit http://www.AllergyAndAsthmaRelief.org

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Cuyahoga County Bed Bug Task Force

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

You have probably heard the old saying, Sleep tightdont let the bed bugs bite. Well, unfortunately, bed bugs have made a big resurgence across the United States. Although their name comes from their tendency to live in and around where we sleep and from the fact that they typically feed on us at night, bed bugs can be found throughout dwellings and workplaces. Bed bugs can seem to come from nowhere, but are being seen more and more in homes, apartments, hotels, shelters, dormitories, nursing homes and any other places people gather. They are active travelers, usually being transported in luggage, boxes, clothing and furniture.Anyone who comes into contact with bed bugs can unknowlingly carry them into their home or workplace. Infestations are not tied to unsanitary living conditions; even world-class hotels have reported bed bug problems. Althought they are not directly associated with disease transmission, bed bugs can cause a variety of physical and mental health concerns to anyone living with an infestation. Economically, bed bugs can be a challenging and very expensive pest to control. The CDC and the USEPA have even declared that the bed bug is now a pest of significant public health importance.

With the dramatic increase in bed bug activity in Northeast Ohio, local health officials and pest control operators have had to respond to an alarming increase in bed bug related complaints. Along with residential settings, anyone who owns, manages or works in places where people gather should be aware of basic bed bug prevention and response strategies. Examples include office buildings, retail stores, hospitals, dormitories, nursing homes, libraries, movie theaters, and even buses or other modes of transportation utilized by the public.

To help deal with the growing local concern with bed bugs, a number of interested parties representing local health departments, organizations and businesses directly involved in bed bug reponse and control began to discuss the task force planning process. Since its first meeting in March of 2011, the CCBBTF has routinely met to discuss current bed bug related news and issues and to identify methods of improving the dissemination of education and guidance on the prevention, detection and elimination of bed bug infestations.

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How to Kill Bedbugs on Clothes With Heat in the Dryer …

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

Put wet or dry clothes in the dryer to kill bedbugs.

Clearing your home of a bedbug infestation can be challenging. Bedbugs often live in furniture and other items that are hard to clean, and they tend to be resistant to insecticides. But heat-treating your home and belongings can kill bedbugs at every stage of their life cycle. While heat-treating your home might require special equipment or professional help, you can kill bedbugs in your clothes using a normal clothes dryer.

A creature's thermal death point is the temperature at which it cannot survive. Bedbugs die at 113 degrees Fahrenheit, but eggs can survive slightly higher temperatures. The eggs also survive heat for longer than bedbugs at other stages of development. According to Dr. Dini M. Miller of the Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech, 113-degree temperatures kill bedbugs within 90 minutes, but the bugs die at 118 degrees in only 20 minutes. At 118 degrees, bedbug eggs die within 90 minutes; at higher temperatures, the eggs die faster.

The heat of a clothes dryer is high enough to kill bedbugs in all stages of their life cycle. Some machines, however, take longer to heat up than others. If your dryer reaches 120 degrees, it can kill bedbugs and their eggs quickly -- but it might take the dryer 10 to 15 minutes to reach that temperature. Because of this delay, tumble-dry your clothes on high for 30 minutes to make sure the heat treatment is effective. You don't need to wash your clothes before drying them to kill bedbugs and their eggs.

If your clothes are labeled "dry-clean only," put them in the dryer at a moderate temperature, and tumble them for 90 minutes to make sure all the eggs reach the thermal death point. Alternatively, you can take them to a dry cleaner; if you do, transport them in sealed plastic bags and warn the cleaners that the garments are infested. Some dry cleaners might not be willing to take them, for fear of spreading the infestation to their establishments.

Even if you can't tumble-dry an item, you may still be able to heat-treat it without calling an exterminator. Take shoes, bags and heat-safe accessories to a commercial laundry and heat them in a dryer with a shelf, so they aren't subjected to tumbling. Transport them in sealed bags to avoid spreading the infestation, and heat them for 90 minutes to ensure the treatment is effective. Alternatively, seal items in plastic bags and put them in the sun on a hot day. Leave them on your car's dashboard or a sunny deck for at least a full day to kill the bugs and their eggs.

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