Category Archives: New York Bed Bugs

The HBO show Animals is dark, eccentric and funny. And if you know New York City, youll really get a kick out of the locations the talented creators Phil Materese and Mike Luciano draw as a backdrop to the conversations of the vermin and other animals they draw. The two met when they were working in a New York production company and, in boring moments, started imagining what the pigeons roosting outside on a ledge would say if they spoke English. Continue reading →

Cimex lectularius, better known as the common bed bug, is weird. It can inherit mitochondrial DNA from both its mother AND its father (most animals inherit only get that sort of DNA from mom), it might be splitting off into an entirely new species, and, perhaps most terrifyingly, the bloodsucker is immune to many insecticides. But if one thing about bed bugs (whove been spotted not only in beds, but in movie theaters, department stores, and even riding New York Citys subway lines) has consoled us, its the fact that theyre lousy climbers Continue reading →

Quick Bedbug Facts: Bedbug Size: 1/4 to 3/8 inch (4-5 mm) Bedbug Color: Reddish brown or brown Bedbug Description: Bed bugs are sometimes called "red coats", "chinches", or "mahogany flats". The adult bed bug is a wingless insect that is flattened from top to bottom. Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (ABC7) It was back to class at their home school for hundreds of students at Savoy Elementary in Southeast Washington on Monday morning. Continue reading →

New York, United States: TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY CATHERINE HOURS : USA-GESUNDHEIT-TOURISMUS-INSEKTEN A jar of bedbugs sits on the desk of Louis Sorkin of the American Museum of Natural History Entomology Section 16 November 2006. Common in the US and Europe until they were eradicated after World War II, the bedbug has made a comeback in US cities, starting with New York. "Any room is fair game to them, any house is fair game to them. Continue reading →

Following a week that identified bed bugs at Miner Elementary in Northeast, and citations by the D.C. Continue reading →

Holley, N.Y. The presence of bed bugs has been found in a classroom at Holley Elementary School, the district superintendent told 13WHAM Wednesday night. Last month, the school district brought in exterminators after two classrooms were found to have bed bugs. Continue reading →

Baltimore Holds Top Spot on Bed Bugs Cities List ATLANTA (January 3, 2017) Baltimore tops this years Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list, released today by pest control leader Orkin. Continue reading →

In what some call America's most bedbug-infested city, a man named Frank reluctantly discussed the high cost of his bloodsucking guests. "I had a bedbug-sniffing dog come out and then exterminator treatment," he said Continue reading →

If you think you may have bed bugs, these are the essential dos and donts. Make sure you also look at the photos of bed bugs (and signs of bed bugs) and photos of bed bug bites, and the FAQ on detecting whether your problem is bed bugs, or something else. If you suspect there are bed bugs where you sleep, dont begin sleeping in another bed, on the sofa. Continue reading →