Our tipsters continue to alert us on important issues and notable happenings around the cityhere's a look at we've received in the last two weeks. To join in on the fun, you can either tweet us@Hoodline, email us attips@hoodline.com, or text us at (415) 200-3233. Today, we start things off in the Richmond District, where tipster D.W. sent in photos of vandalism that he saw at Mountain Lake Park on March 25th. Both the sidewalk and a construction fence were tagged with "Black Lives Matter." We spoke with R

Q We rent our home. Lately my whole family has a lot of bites and itching. At first, we didnt know if it was fleas from the dog or what. Turns out we have bed bugs! What responsibility does the landlord have to remedy this? Is he going to try to say its our fault? L.H., Hawthorne A The landlord has a well-established legal duty to provide habitable premises, and, of course, bed bugs negatively affect habitability. So review your rental agreement for any pertinent provisions as to your rights and obligations,

For about as long as humans have been living in places, bed bugs have been infesting them. In a new study in Journal of Medical Entomology, researchers present evidence of the oldest bed bug ancestors ever uncovered: tiny fragments of insidious insects from some 5,000 to 11,000 years ago. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus, the species that haunt our nightmares (and sometimes, if we're really unlucky, our apartments) are thought to have split from their close relatives at least 98,000 years agoperhap

Karl Gehring/Denver Post/Getty Images It was always sweet when mom used to say stuff like, "Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." Like you really had a choice in the matter. Nobody in the history of beds or bugs has ever actually wanted those pesky little bloodsuckers chawing away on their skin all night. But, inevitably, it can happen. In case you aren't an aspiring Gil Grissom, bed bugs are the common name for Cimex lectularius, a flat, louse-like insect that lives off the blood of o

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - A family says a fun weekend at a Pocono resort ended in an itchy nightmare. A woman claims after staying at Great Wolf Lodge, her kids woke up covered in bed bug bites. The photos of kids blanketed in bites got thousands of shares on Facebook. The poster is a mother named Lynn Rosenberg from from Brooklyn, New York. According to the post, her kids woke up with bites that her doctor later confirmed were from bed bugs. Lynn goes on to write, Great Wolf decontaminate

Common bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) have some painful mating behaviors, including traumatic insemination. For some people, the mere idea of a bed bug infestationcan be shudder-inducing. But if bed begs' penchant for feeding on your blood while you sleep isn't enough to get your skin crawling, know that the sexual behaviors of these tiny, parasitic insects are even more cringe-worthy. Though bed bugs have been making headlinessince the early 2000s, they've been pestering people for thousands of years. "They were o

Experts offer tips to avoid bedbugs during spring break travel KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - It's spring break for most West Michigan schools, which means many people will be traveling and staying in hotels. It also means it's prime bedbugs season. But experts say there are some things you can do to protect your family from them. The sight of bed bugs is enough to put a damper on your vacation, and the bites can cause a variety of symptoms. Travel experts say a few simple steps when you fir

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 31, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- There's a potential new weapon in the fight against the scourge of travelers everywhere -- bedbugs. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Penn State say they have created a fungal "biopesticide" to battle even the strongest bedbugs. "Bedbugs were all but eradicated from the United States and other industrialized nations after World War II, likely due to the use of DDT and other broad-spectrum insecticides,"

Bedbugs in hotel rooms and aggressive peacocks are some of the creatures behind an uptick in animal-relatedinsuranceclaims filed by U.S. businesses, according to a study published on Thursday by insurer Allianz SE . U.S. claims involving bedbugs increased 50 percent between 2014 and 2015, from 66 to 99, according to Allianz. The insurer has already counted 70 bedbug claims through September 2016, heading for a total that could surpass the previous years, said Larry Crotser, the chief claims officer for the insur

WASHINGTON - In a letter sent out on Thursday, the principal of Savoy Elementary School in the District has informed parents that another case of bed bugs was reported inside one of their classrooms. Principal Donyale Butler said the school inspected a kindergarten classroom Wednesday night and found a dead bed bug and a few ants after a parent alerted school officials during after school care about concerns of bed bugs. D.C. Public Schools said in a statement: DC Public Schools communicated with families

University Park, Centre County, Pa. - After five years of working on a way to prevent bed bugs, Penn State researchers have come up with a solution. Researchers from the Department of Entomology call the product 'Aprehend.' They said it is more effective than products off-the-shelf because of how it's formulated. Nina Jenkins, senior research associate of the department, said Aprehend uses fungi, penetrating the bed bugs' body and kills them within three to 10 days. "This means you can control a population w

HOOVER, AL A Hoover woman says a local company delivered more than a couch and love seat to her home. Kathy Henderson says bed bugs came with them. She blames Rent-A-Center in Hoover for the infestation. "I don't want that furniture back in my house," says Henderson. Henderson says she thought she was getting a great deal on the furniture. But she claims soon after she made her last payment they found bed bugs. She only had the furniture a few months. She says a pest control company examined the sofa and report

Raleigh, N.C. Bed Bugs are no joke, and getting rid of them can be expensive. To avoid a horror story, take some simple steps when checking into a hotel. First, put your luggage in the bathroom as soon as you enter the hotel room. "Bed bugs prefer anything dark and creviced that they can hide in like bedding, seams of fabric, furniture, even inside walls so the bathroom is usually a safe zone while you search the room for signs of critters," Dan DiClerico said. Check the sheets, mattress and box spring f

Bedbugs can be an enormous problem for homeowners and hotels. (WJAC) UNIVERSITY PARK - Bedbugs can be an enormous problem for homeowners and hotels, because when there's an infestation present, it's not always easy to see. They're good at hiding and even if someone's sleeping with hundreds of them at night, it's possible to have no idea. Nina Jenkins, a senior research associate for the Penn State entomology department, is the head of the bedbug research team. "it's everyone's worst nightmare to know