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As college students pack their bags to head back to school, they might want to think about the potential of bed bugs living in their dorm room. There has been a significant increase in bed bug infestations in recent years, and college campuses are on the list of hot spots where these pests congregate, which also includes hotels, motels and multi-family housing complexes.

Bed bugs are harder to eliminate in multi-unit buildings like dorms because the insects are transient, attaching themselves to clothing or items that end up moving from room to room. Items that land on the floor, particularly clothing and bed linens, may be an easy target for bed bugs to attach themselves. A recent survey presented by the National Pest Management Association indicated 47 percent of pest professionals treat college dorms for infestations. The same survey revealed 67 percent of pest management professionals say clutter is the biggest challenge to infestation prevention.

While bed bugs do not transmit disease to humans, they can leave red, itchy bite marks, especially on the neck, arms and legs, which may be exposed while sleeping. The Rentokil Companies (Ehrlich Pest Control, Western Exterminator, and Presto-X Pest Control) want college students and their parents to be aware of these pests and offer the following advice:

Identifying bed bugs is easy. Adult bed bugs are about one-quarter of an inch long or about the size of an apple seed and resemble a flat apple seed or lentil. While bed bugs are most often found in mattresses and box springs, they can also conceal themselves behind baseboards, wallpaper, upholstery, electrical switch plates and beneath cushions in chairs and sofas.

Prevention includes:

Parents and students should not overlook this important part of their college survival kit. College dorms arent always thought of as havens of austerity, but they dont need to be a beacon for bed bugs either. Close living quarters, visiting friends and cluttered living space are inviting accommodations for bed bugs. Careful inspection of personal sleeping areas and the implementation of these prevention tips will help keep the bed bugs from biting.

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Bed Bugs Invading College Campuses: Expert Tips for College Students Returning to School

New York, NY (PRWEB) July 22, 2013

The bed bugs in Canada were on the rise. That was according to a report from winnipegfreepress.com posted on July 19, 2013. So to help the residents, My Cleaning Products suggested the use of a bed bug spray. It also offered samples of it to prove that it works.

As said in the report, the increase of bed bugs in Canada was revealed by a survey conducted by the COMPAS research, My Cleaning Products related. It was done for one pest-control company and revealed an eight percent increase of bed bugs annually for the past three years, it detailed.

There were two causes of the rise of bed bugs in the country based on the report, MCP said. As one of the employees of the pest-control company stated, they were people's lack of sufficient knowledge about the pests and delayed responses to bed bug presence, it shared.

However, MCP added that a local bed bug expert contradicted the survey's result. It relayed that Dave Funk, chairman of Manitoba's bedbug co-ordination committee, stated that the increase of bed bugs in Canada was not as quick as the survey suggested.

Below is a part of the post Bed Bugs Rising in Canada by My Cleaning Products.

United States isn't the only country suffering big from the tiny vampires that are bed bugs. Canada too is having trouble dealing with them. And based on a recent survey, Canadian cities have more of them to face.

The said survey was conducted by COMPAS research for one pest control company. Its collected data revealed that in the past three years, there's an annual increase of eight percent in the country's reported bed bug cases.

According to My Cleaning Products, the lack of sufficient knowledge about bed bugs and the failure to respond to bed bug presence early are indeed the reasons for the widespread of those pests not only in Canada but everywhere else. So, anyone who wants to prevent or kill bed bugs must learn everything about those critters and must act quick at the sight of them or of the tell-tale signs of their presence.

The company stated that early detection and elimination of bed bugs also makes the treatment process fast and inexpensive. As it explained, that's because early detection means fewer bed bugs to eliminate. And because, one could do that personally, there is no need to pay for a costly pest-control service.

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