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Positive Pest Management is proficient in all available methods of bed bug extermination. We will recommend the best method for your particular situation and budget. Since your bed bug problem is our main priority, we feel that a well-informed customer can make the best decisions for their own situation.

They are a very difficult pest to exterminate without specialized techniques and training. Bed bugs can go unnoticed for weeks making control more difficult. Often people try to eliminate this pest themselves by using various sprays or bug bombs. This often makes the problem much worst as the bugs move farther away from the bedding and into the baseboards, carpeting, mouldings, and electrical outlets.

Positive Pest Management provides professional bed bug extermination, inspection and preventive services throughout NYC. In the past 10 years we have successfully eliminated bed bugs and other pests from thousands of homes, motels, hotels, restaurants, offices, and more. After a review of your situation, we can usually guarantee immediate results.

In most cases, a bed bug problem is controllable under professional care. We use state of the art equipment and techniques, and our licensed exterminators will inspect your homes environment and construction to identify the problem and determine the best removal options. All the while, we will keep in mind your familys safety throughout the process. We provide bed bug elimination services in a chemical safe environment.

Dont worry, we will solve your bed bug problem quickly and in a cost effective manner. We are bed bug specialists and our company has been removing bed bugs for years, in a customer friendly and understanding manner.

At Positive Pest Management, we take great pride in our organization and strongly believe that our services should always exceed our customers expectations. Our highly competent professional staff is always eager to help you with any of your exterminating needs.

Please feel free to contact us whenever the need arises.

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BED BUGS | NYC Pest Control

Bed Bug 911 is a New York City and New York State Certified Women-owned Business Enterprise WBE as well as a proud WBENC-Certified beneficiary. Bed Bug 911 is the licensed exterminator branch of Home Clean Home (HCH), a veteran of commercial and residential cleaning services as well as an eco-friendly janitorial product manufacturer. The NYC bed bug resurgence in the last decade necessitated the creation of this specialized licensed branch.

No one understands how to get rid of bed bugs like we do. The bed bug infestation faced by New Yorkers can be overwhelming. These little guys are persistent. It takes real professionals and hard-earned experience to make sure your home and spaces come out bed bug free. Our expert bed bug exterminators know that every infestation is different in its own way so we tailor our comprehensive approach of bed bug preparation, extermination and prevention to the specific needs of each individual case.

We care about stopping your bed bug infestation in its tracks as much as you do so we have pioneered the three-step method of Preparation, Extermination and Prevention. It is the most comprehensive method:

Our success is dependent on our tenacity in eradicating bed bugs. We follow up a week to ten days after initial the service to reevaluate the premises. We recommend following up at least once a week, depending on the severity of the infestation, but we will come back as often as needed in order to accomplish our goal - the complete eradication of your bed bug infestation, without harming adults, children, pets or your living environment.

With over two decades of experience, our knowledgeable, courteous and prompt staff are dedicated to the extermination of those relentless Manhattan bed bugs. We deliver results because we understand and care about our clients. Thats why we are the number one choice for bed bug exterminators in NYC.

We're the experts at getting rid of bed bugs in NYC, the 5 boroughs, New Jersey and the entire New York area. We know how to get rid of bed bugs in homes and commercial spaces with our specialized extermination services. But what about when youre out? Dont take any stowaways back to your bed bug free home! We carry bed bug travel spray, ideal for taking with you to hotels, summer camps, clothing stores and theaters. Our spray will kill bed bugs on contact, allowing you to rest assured that you won't be bitten while you sleep when you're traveling. We also manufacture luxurious stretchable knit mattress covers for those who want to protect their valuable mattresses from infestation.

Interested in teaming up with the top NYC bed bug exterminators and becoming a distributor of our bed bug prevention products? Contact us today to join our exclusive network of distributors.

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The following sections address many of the questions raised by agency HR, facilities, safety and health staff, and employees about issues that can arise in connection with the presence of bed bugs in an office setting. For general information about bed bugs and their prevention and remediation, please consult the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) website on this topic (www.nyc.gov/bedbugs).

What steps can be taken in the workplace to prevent bed bug infestations?

Bed bugs can be easily transported from the home to the workplace by employees and visitors. Since it would be impossible to screen everyone entering the workplace, the best preventive measures are education and observation. All employees should be encouraged to visit the DOHMH bed bug website to learn how to identify bed bugs and how to address infestations at home. Employees should be diligent in recognizing signs of bed bugs at home or at work, so that remedial measures can be taken quickly to prevent their spread to other locations. Eliminating clutter in the workplace can also make it much easier to locate any bed bugs that may be present.

Should employees be permitted to bring in alcohol sprays and baking soda into the office as possible preventive measures?

Neither alcohol nor baking soda has been demonstrated to be effective in preventing bed bug infestations, and they should not be used for that purpose. Under no circumstances should employees be permitted to use alcohol sprays or any type of pesticide in the office. Only licensed exterminators are permitted to apply pesticides under strictly regulated conditions.

What are the first steps to be taken when a report has been made that bed bugs have been found in the workplace?

The first step in an agency's investigation of a report of bed bugs is to determine, to the extent possible, the nature of, and the scope of the bed bug presence. If the insect(s) in question can be caught, a positive identification should be made, as it is very common for beetles or other types of pests to be mistaken for bed bugs. It is important to be aware that not all bugs are bed bugs: DOHMH provides a service for identification, with guidelines on how to submit samples (see attachment).

If a bed bug has been found, the work location should be carefully inspected for any additional signs. Very often a stray bed bug or two may enter the workplace by any number of means, and immediate assessment and treatment by an exterminator, as necessary, can resolve the problem before it becomes more serious. However, if numerous bed bugs have been found, or if there are repeated occurrences, a more serious condition may exist which warrants further investigation and more extensive remediation. The agencys exterminator may use a variety of means to inspect the workplace, including the use of properly trained bed bug detector dogs.

How can my agency determine the source of a bed bug in the workplace?

While agency visitors or clients may sometimes introduce bed bugs into the workplace, very often their presence can be traced to an individual employee, based upon reports and observations from co-workers and/or a physical inspection of the work area. The process of identifying the source of the problem can often be difficult, especially as confidentiality issues may arise during the investigation process.

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4. Re: Bed Bugs in New York Hotels

Whilst I agree that many hotels have been exposed, and how they deal with it is important, I don't agree that every hotel has been exposed to such.

In fact the overwhelming statistics indicate that over 90% of reported 'claims' are in fact something other than bed bugs, or simply mistaken (every second person who wakes up with an itch seems to instantly presume it's bed bugs). This isn't to say that bed bugs don't occur in hotel rooms, but typical travel patterns of guests in a hotel will have a significant impact on the *likelihood* of encountering bed bugs. But even then, you aren't talking about the entire hotel infestation, it may have been a single room incident, that was well dealt with exceptionally well.

Having said that, the chances of bed bugs do increase significantly, with clientele that move in backpacking circles. The contact opportunity is simply higher.

Hotels take bed bugs seriously, and it mean serious. Aside from a hotel fire and food poisoning, it's probably the worst thing that can occur. I've seen not only rooms quarantined, but entire floors, and they've taken it so seriously that they've had maintenance/engineering staff go on with the exterminator, and rip apart the soft furnishings, bed frame, and basically bundle everything into airtight bags for incineration.

I agree with the others and wouldn't stress about it. And don't ever refer to those silly Bed Bug registries, it's a load of garbage.

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You can report bed bugs in:

If you report bed bugs in a residential building, hotel, or SRO, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) will conduct an inspection. HPD may conduct inspections with a bed bug-sniffing dog. If bed bugs are found, the residential building owner may get a ticket. To report bed bugs in a private house or apartment, you must be a tenant in the building, and you must provide your contact information.

Under the NYC Bed Bug Disclosure Act, landlords must notify prospective tenants in writing about any bed bug infestations that have occurred in their building in the past year. If you want to make a complaint about a landlord who is not complying with this law, you should contact NYS Homes and Community Renewal at (718) 739-6400.

To report bed bugs in businesses, nonprofit organizations, or child care facilities, you should contact the manager or owner of the facility.

If you are a private homeowner, you should hire a pest control professional licensed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to evaluate the pest problem and to exterminate if necessary. Licensed exterminators should always provide proof of their license upon request.

You can get information about bed bugs, including:

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You can report bed bugs in private residences, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property, hotels, single room occupancy (SRO) buildings, New York City public schools, CUNY colleges, hospitals, and subways.

An inspection will be conducted and if bed bugs are found, the residential building owner may get a ticket. Inspections may be conducted with a bed bug-sniffing dog. To report bed bugs in a private house or apartment, you must be a tenant in the building, and you must provide your contact information.

Under the NYC Bed Bug Disclosure Act, landlords must notify prospective tenants in writing about any bed bug infestations that have occurred in their building in the past year. If you want to complain about landlords who are not complying with this law, you should contact NYS Homes and Community Renewal at (718) 739-6400.

To report bed bugs in businesses, nonprofit organizations, or child care facilities, you should contact the manager or owner of the facility.

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If you are a private homeowner, you should hire a pest control professional licensed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to evaluate the pest problem and to exterminate if required. Licensed exterminators should always provide proof of their license upon request.

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Specialties

The Bed Bug Inspectors is an independent pest inspection company that employs highly trained, nationally certified (NESDCA) Bed Bug Dog Teams to identify and remove bed bugs and live bed bug eggs. The Bed Bug Inspectors will pinpoint with up to 95% accuracy where the bedbugs or bedbug eggs are hiding.

The Bed Bug Inspectors will immediately respond to your situation. We send a Certified Bed Bug Dog Inspection Team to determine if there are live bedbugs and/or viable bedbug eggs. After the Bed Bug Dog Inspection Team completes the bed bug detection, we advise of the findings. If the Bed Bug Dog Inspection Team detects the scent of live bedbugs and/or viable bedbug eggs we discuss your next steps.

There is an overwhelming amount of information about what to do when you have a bed bug problem. Add suggestions from friends, urban legends, and quotes from three different pest control companies and the solution can be hard to see.

The Bed Bug Inspectors are here to help guide you. Since we offer only bed bug detection services we offer non-biased inspection and answers on how to best solve your individual remediation needs.

Established in 2009.

We are a Bed Bug Inspection organization that employs the use of nationally trained canine teams as well some of New York City's top bed bug inspectors.

Since 2009 we have performed over 5000 inspections for residential clients and have worked with the region's top pest control firms, hotels/motels, property management companies.

We were New York's first independent NESDCA certified Bed Bug Dog Inspection Company and can offer you an unbiased assessment of your problem.

I have worked in the pest control industry for the past 20 plus years. I spent 8 years as Vice President of one of the most well respected regional Pest Control Companies in New York. In 2009 I opened the first independent bed bug dog inspection company in NYC.

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NEW YORK Three New York City subway trains had to be fumigated after riders and staff spotted bedbugs in the cars, a transit spokesman said on Wednesday.

The bedbugs were found on the N train, which links Brooklyn's Coney Island with lower and midtown Manhattan and Astoria in Queens.

Two trains were taken out of service to be fumigated by exterminators on Sunday, and another on Tuesday, said Kevin Ortiz, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the state-controlled agency that runs the subway.

"Out of an abundance of caution, we are also doing spot checks inside crew rooms," Ortiz said. The fumigations were first reported in the New York Daily News.

The New York City subway is one of the busiest transit systems in the world. Humans make nearly 5.5 million trips on the system on an average weekday. Ortiz said he was not aware of previous reports of bedbugs on the subway.

Bedbugs can grow to the size of an apple seed and feed on human blood. They sometimes leave behind itchy bite marks, rashes and the gnawing anxiety caused by a possible infestation, a perennial fear in crowded cities.

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NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) Good news, New York. There are fewer bed bugs crawling in your sheets.

Infestations by the tiny brown critters have dropped every year for the past four years, according to new data from the housing department.

A vial of live bed bugs is displayed. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)

Brooklyn has the unsavory distinction of having the most bed bug violations since 2010, but all five boroughs have seen declines in confirmed bed bug cases, according to the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

Citywide, bedbug infestations were cut by nearly 53 percent from 4,808 in 2010 to 2,268 in 2013.

Housing officials credited the drop to legislation enacted in 2011 that required landlords to properly deal with infestations, and to better awareness citywide of the crawly critters.

As opposed to just a few years ago, people today are considerably more vigilant and there is more and better information available to the general public regarding how to prevent and deal with infestations, the city said in a statement releasing the new figures.

The numbers reflect confirmed infestations between fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2013, which ends in July.

The cases were reported in the housing departments jurisdiction, that is, homes that are being rented. The latest data does not include statistics for co-ops, condos, private homes, public housing, schools, offices, hospitals or any commercial spaces, including movie theaters.

Bed bugs are tiny insects, about the size of an apple seed, that are usually active at night. They live in cracks in furniture, floors and walls, and feed on blood.

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I used to think it was a good resource and from time to time check refer to it to check my area of Brooklyn. In my area, East Flatbush closer to Lefferts Prospect, there were so many reports of bed bugs with LLs practically doing nothing about them and too many shamed people saying not a thing. So you can imagine the bugs being rampant in the community.

The reason I say used to be a good resource since now if I go to the site the map that shows my area has been wiped clean of reports where it had many more reports. Last I checked it was less than 5 reports. You see this area is being gentrified so LLs can't have bb's being listed for potential renters now can they?

I had them too. In my building one floor has them really bad. Someone told me they've seen them in the halls. Management does next to nothing about it and doesn't help to have a mentally unstable super that uses bed bugs as a weapon on renters, but how can you prove this?

I guess you can still refer to the site since there may not be any other like it.

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