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Bed Bugs: Pest Control Info from Bed Bug Exterminators

Posted on May 19, 2016 by toronto Click Here For Article

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Bed bugs have become a major pest control concern as their populations have continued to rise over the last decade. If you're looking for expert advice on how to get rid of bed bugs, you've come to the right place.

Bed bugs are more common than you think. The 2015 Bugs Without Borders survey, conducted by the National Pest Management Association and the University of Kentucky,found that bed bug infestations in the United States continue at high rates, with 99.6 percent of respondents having treated for bed bugs in the past year. That number which has been consistent for the past few years is significantly higher than 15 years ago, when only 25 percent of pest professionals reported treating for bed bugs.

Understandably, the continued rise in bed bug populations has many people concerned.Learn all about bed bugs - from bed bug basics to prevention tips. All Things Bed Bugs is your resource for bed bug information, best practices for handling an infestation, current bed bug news, frequently asked questions, bed bug photography, videos and more.

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Bed Bug SOS | Canada’s source for bed bug treatment products

Posted on May 19, 2016 by toronto Click Here For Article

Bed Bug SOS is Canada's premium bed bug product retailer offering prevention, monitoring and detection tools against the most dreaded pest of our time. Our goal is to provide every customer with the best possible service during a time of crisis. Over the past decade, reported cases of bed bugs in Canada have increased significantly in cities like Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Halifax, Calgary and Vancouver. The need to control their population is essential to our national well-being. Whether you're already infested or have a fear of a bed bug infestation, we have the solution. Bed Bug SOS Canada and it's products provide an integrated pest management approach to eradicate bed bug infestations of all kinds. We want to reduce the spread of bed bugs, minimize the risk of bed bug bites and lessen the financial burden of repeated visits from exterminators. In addition, we know that proper bed bug protection will reduce mental distress, prevent expensive extermination treatments and restore comfort in your home.

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Bed bugs – Review of Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel …

Posted on May 19, 2016 by toronto Click Here For Article

I have already lived through a very pricey bed bug infestation in a former apartment, and I have become somewhat of an expert in knowing what to look for. Because of this, I am particularly leery of staying in hotels anywhere. Unfortunately, the Sheraton Centre Toronto seems to have a bed bug problem on its hands.

I did my normal mattress and headboard search in my room and came across numerous black dots on the mattress corners. These are in fact the droppings of blood-fed bed bugs. There was also a discarded skin shell inside the white plastic corner protector of the mattress. Bed bugs shed their skin when they grow after feeding. After having pulled the bed away from the wall, I noticed a fine line of white powder running along the carpet where it meets the wall. This is probably an extermination or containment effort of some kind, perhaps diatomaceous earth. Since I was sharing the room with a friend, we immediately requested another room. The front desk staff was quite accomodating, excusing themselves several times. The second room, on the same floor, had all of the same signs. Exasperated, but late for a dinner appointment, we left, leaving our suitcases in the bathtub of the second room, and explained to the front desk staff that we would be back to discuss the issue.

Upon our return, the lady at the front desk had alerted the manager, who came out quickly to meet us. He was quite friendly, though strangely he refused to admit that the hotel had a problem, even though I am well-versed in the signs of an infestation and asked several times if he was aware of the problem. Could this be for legal reasons? I even offered to show him the proof, but he said it was not necessary. I mentioned several times that I in no way wished to embarrass the hotel or alarm other visitors, but that I was unable to sleep in a room with bed bugs due to my former experience. The manager assured us that "housekeeping" had been made aware of the problem. He moved us to a third room in another (the other?) tower. The beds seemed clear of bed bugs or their droppings and I told the manager this when he called to check up on the situation.

Unfortunately, I later discovered bed bug droppings and blood stains along the edge of the wall where it joins the carpet behind my bed. My collegue noticed more of the white powder behind his bed. Being as it was quite late, we decided to make due with the room since it was already the third that we had tried. At least the signs weren't in the bed, or at least on the exterior of the mattress.

If you have never bed bugs at home, it is pehaps difficult to imagine the scope of the problem and the insuing stress and loss of sleep that follows. To avoid this problem to the best of your ability, I highly recommend keeping everything off of the floor in hotel rooms and for God's sake, don't put anything on the beds! I keep all of my bags closed on the suitcase stand in the bathroom, or even in the shower when not in use. Always pull the bed out from the wall and tuck in any linen that touches the ground. Lift the mattress and look for the bed bug's characteristic droppings: tiny black dots, like those from an ink pen. The black dots are blood from past meals and will smear if on a surface such as baseboards and wooden or metal bed posts. If an infestation is really bad, you might actually find live bed bugs just scurrying around. Upon returning home, one should wash all of one's clothing and store suitcases in large, sealed plastic bags if possible. I found giant Ziploc bags in New York which do the job quite nicely. Don't forget that, depressing as it seems, bed bugs can live for up to 18 months without eating blood. They just wait patiently for their next meal.

I don't blame the hotel for the problem as a bed bug infestation has nothing to do with cleanliness or quality. I still feel obliged, however, to make this problem known to potential future customers so that they can take the appropriate preventive measures. There are several other reviews of this hotel which speak of much more horrific experiences than mine (i.e. live bugs on top of the bed).

The staff was helpful with my complaints, but once a hotel of this size is infected, even on a small scale at first, it seems nearly impossible to fully control the problem without spending hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars. Since the average person is still unaware of bed bugs, or doesn't seem to care until they start biting at night, it is unlikely that many hotel chains can or want to take the costly but necessary steps to eradicate this problem, including educating and advising their guests about safety precautions as well as being upfront about the hotel's bed bug infestation status. Caveat emptor.

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.

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Bed Bugs: Home, Lawn & Garden – Rutgers bed bug site

Posted on October 13, 2015 by toronto Click Here For Article

Close up of bed bugs on a mattress seam.

The bed bug, (Cimex lectularius L.), is a blood sucking insect that is closely associated with humans. It is occasionally found in poultry farms and on indoor pets (dogs, cats, rodents). Since the late 1990s, there has been a steady increase in the number of bed bug infestations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. They can be found in hotels, dormitories, homes, and shelters. The recent increase in bed bug cases may be related increased travel and the lack of effective control tools. In most parts of the U.S., only one species of bed bug is encountered. A similar species, bat bug, is occasionally found in homes that have active or recently eliminated bat infestations. Bat bugs and bed bugs look very similar, but have different behaviors and are found in different locations. Therefore, it is important to correctly identify the species before doing any control work.

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What Do Bed Bugs Look Like? Bed Bug Identification

Posted on October 10, 2015 by toronto Click Here For Article

REGIONAL PEST REPORT

Pest threat

Ants and mice are moving inside and wildlife may be looking for potential harbourage areas. Spiders are constructing egg sacs and mosquito activity is increasing. House fly activity can be expected. Commercial accounts will need to be aware of increased small fly activity. Nuisance wildlife, such as squirrels and chipmunks, will be much more noticeable.

Home Pest Library Bed Bugs Identifying Bed Bugs

Since bed bugs are nocturnal and so small, detecting them can be very difficult. Signs & symptoms of a bed bug infestation can be found in bedding and on mattresses. People will sometimes roll onto bedbugs while sleeping, resulting in blood stains on the sheets. Live bed bugs will leave dark brown or black spots of dried excrement on infested surfaces after feeding and also exude a very subtle sweet, musty odour.

Bedbugs are small, flat and have oval-shaped bodies. They have six legs and two antennae. Bed bugs cannot fly and have short, golden coloured body hair that can make their bodies appear to be striped.

Adult bed bugs are reddish-brown in colour and approximately 5-6mm in length. After feeding, bed bugs can swell to upwards of 10mm and get fatter and darker in colour.

Bed bug nymphs are approximately 1-4mm in length (the size of the head of a pin) and are white or a golden colour until they feed. This light coloration acts as a camouflage and helps them hide in mattresses and carpets.

Learn more about bed bug life stages.

Our well-equipped laboratory helps Orkin Canada Technicians and our clients identify the exact species of pest in an infestation.

The Orkin Canada QA lab is well equipped with the latest in diagnostic and identification technology.

Equipment used for analytical entomology in the QA lab includes a compound microscope with digital camera. It is capable of magnifying objects up to 1000x times and capturing images at a high resolution to assist our technicians with high defined analysis (examination) of extremely small specimens.

Here are some of the thousands of photos we have in our reference library:

Top-down view of an adult bed bug

Close up photo of a bed bugs head

A single bed bug egg

A bed bug nymph

Bottom-side view of a bed bug on its back.

A bed bug after it has had a blood meal.

Images on this page have been taken with a compound microscope/digital camera in the Orkin Canada Quality Assurance laboratory. Images are property of Orkin Canada.

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