In its first year of operation, Spotta's Bed Pods have reduced the amount of bed bug incidents discovered by hotel guests from 50% to just 3.3% in its customers' properties.The 'always-on' monitoring service uses AI-driven recognition technology to identify insects and provide real time alerts. The Bed Pod enables hotels, other accommodation providers and their pest control partners to identify occurrences of bed bugs and treat the problem early, limiting the damage pests cause.Following its first year of real-world deployment in customer hotel

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) Two women filed a lawsuit Monday against a North Myrtle Beach resort claiming that they were bitten by bed bugs during a stay.Kassidy and Kenzie Elmore, who live in North Carolina, filed the suit against the Avista Resort in the Horry County Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.The two, along with a child, stayed at the resort from Aug. 1 to Aug. 9 and were bitten by bed bugs, according to the lawsuit.The suit says that there were bed bugs in the mattress, bedding and carpet.The lawsuit argues that the resort knew, or shoul

Posted: Oct 30, 2020 / 06:22 PM EDT / Updated: Oct 30, 2020 / 11:29 PM EDTNORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) Two women filed a lawsuit Monday against a North Myrtle Beach resort claiming that they were bitten by bed bugs during a stay.Kassidy and Kenzie Elmore, who live in North Carolina, filed the suit against the Avista Resort in the Horry County Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.The two, along with a child, stayed at the resort from Aug. 1 to Aug. 9, and were bitten by bed bugs, according to the lawsuit.The suit says that there were bed bugs in the mat

A number of students at Homerton's West House accommodation have complained of bedbug infestationsFranman247 Freshers at Homerton College have this week told Varsity of their distress at having to deal with bedbug infestations in their first weeks of term.Those living in West House accommodation, where 223 students are currently self-isolating due to 18 positive cases, were affected by the infestations. The initial infestation was found during freshers week by students who discovered the bugs living in their bedding as they arrived or in the m

NORFOLK - As we get closer to the holidays, more and more people travel resulting in the possibility of picking up bed bugs.University of Nebraska Extension Educator for Madison, Pierce, and Antelope Counties Wayne Ohnesorg says bed bugs have become a main concern across the country in the past decade.Ohnesorg says he hears a lot of instances of travelers coming upon bed bugs in hotels.He says you should always check the mattress right away.Ohnesorg says look for reddish stains on bed sheets caused by bed bugs being crushed, and the fecal matte

By June, things were looking up for Posey Bartol and Theresa Alexander, two actors who lost their jobs and their third roommate at the start of the pandemic. They had finally found someone to take over the empty bedroom in their Hamilton Heights apartment, their unemployment checks had come through, and after 90 days of rarely venturing out, they had started volunteering with the #OpenYourLobby campaign for Black Lives Matter protesters.And then they got bedbugs for the second time in less than a year.We really did think the treatment seven mon

A young mum has spoken of her horror at being forced to live in a flat that is damp, moldy, has bed bugs and silverfish. Em Sandford and her 10-week-old baby moved into the temporary accommodation in September and says it's been "treated" twice in the last two weeks but the problems keep coming back.The 21-year-old, who also lives in the property with her boyfriend, Dylan Benson, 20, said mold is growing on walls next to the bed, on the floor and over the bathroom walls at the block of two-storey flats in Rubery, Birmingham.The mould has even

There's a reason for that: bed bugs. The County confirmed that the office has been dealing with an infestation, per spokesperson Mary Louise Madigan. And it's so bad that pest control companies have been out at least a dozen times. A. Dozen. Times. An internal email to county employees read: Here's what we've done so far: * General Pest, Inc. and Orkin techni

A TRAUMATISED British mum was "locked up in a filthy room with bed bugs" after testing positive for coronavirus on holiday.Nathalie Hopley, 37, flew to Corfu, Greece, on October 6 for a week away with her family of five - but they ended up in a "dirty" quarantine block after catching the virus. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates 77Her all-inclusive holiday soon turned to hell as she was quarantined away from her family after three days.The travel agent from Chester said she has been forced to stay in a "filthy" and "be

In a seniors housing building in east-end Toronto, 69-year-old Maureen Clohessy has taped over her power outlets, hoping to keep bedbugs out of the bachelor unit shes called home for three years. Each day, she watches for the scuttling critters, her eyes scanning from her plugs to her ceiling in an apartment on the seventh floor. The building at 828 Kingston Road is known as Glen Stewart Acres, and its one of several senior-specific buildings operated by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.Like other community housing buildings in Toronto

LINCOLN, Mich. You may recall our story from last week where residents at Lincoln Manor were voicing concerns about a bed bug issue. Their management office has reached out to us to provide an update on this matter.The issue of bed bugs at Lincoln manor dates back to approximately 2018.According to Lincoln Manor, Property Manager, Melvin Ward, they are doing all they can to get the problem under control.One 92yearold resident, whose apartment was infested with bed bugs, received a notice that her lease will not be renewed. Ward denies that the

Cardon Ellis, chief inspector of Unipest, walks us through the process of using heat treatment that is eco-friendly and organic to get rid of bed bugs and the eggs. The end goal is to ensure there is not a single bed bug left.Homeowners contacted Unipest to get rid of their bed bug problem in their master bedroom. They requested eco-friendly or organic sprays which have been popular for ten to twenty years.Theyre super effective and require no chemicals and second theyre super-fast, Cardon Ellis said.In order to produce an effective four-hour h

Leaving itchy bite marks on your skin, the thought of these bugs feeding on your flesh at night can creep anybody out. One plant-based essential oil could ward them off.Known as Cimex Lectularius, according to Pest Smart Control, bed bugs can range from 1mm to 7mm in size.Notoriously difficult to see, they can hide in the nooks and crannies of a mattress.One of the best essential oils to deter bed bugs from settling in your bedroom is lemongrass.Belonging to a small evergreen tree found in Southeast Asia, lemongrass has a citrusy aroma bed bugs

Marshfield Police Department Reports October 8-15October 8:A man called dispatch stating that a 70 year-old Marshfield man was possibly not breathing or having a pulse as he was non-responsive and the door was locked. Officers and Marshfield EMS were dispatched. Officer arrived and forced entry. The noise of the forced entry startled the man awake and he was checked over by EMS after they arrived. It was made aware by management and Pettigrew that the man had been informed he was to vacate the premise for not making any payments. It was also po