Bed Bugs – Page 12 – Pest Management Professional

BedBug Central compiles February survey results

Editor’s Note: PMP’s June issue will include an exclusive survey of readers and the bed bug segment, which readers can...

10 recent bed bug developments

The idea that bed bugs were a flash in the pan and will die out is not proving to be...

Canine bed bug detection: Get the facts

Trained bed bug scent detection dogs can search many rooms and large areas with surprising accuracy. Results for some areas...

Bed bug’s oldest relatives discovered in Oregon

The oldest insect remains of the genus Cimex, which common bed bugs belong to, were found by archeologists in southern...

Thermal Remediation conference offers education, networking

Approximately 200 pest management professionals attended the second bi-annual Thermal Remediation Bed Bug Conference that was held earlier this month...

Bed bugs: A PMP’s tale of dealing with hoarding

In 2015, we received a call from the concerned daughter of an elderly woman who had bed bugs for years...

Stepping up bed bug education efforts

Educating the customer is an important part of a pest management professional’s (PMP’s) job. Jeff White, director of Innovation and...

NPMA Global Bed Bug Summit focuses on research

Research was plentiful at the National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) Global Bed Bug Summit, which was held in Nov. 30...

mattress inspection Photo: Mark Sheperdigian, BCE

How to inspect for mild bed bug infestations

Bed bug infestations follow a regular pattern, from introductions to infestations that can grow large over a period of months....

Orkin: Baltimore tops bed bug list

According to Atlanta-based Orkin Pest Control, Baltimore tops this year’s Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list. In the six years...

Teens invent pest-eradicating hovercraft

A group of Canadian high school students, who call themselves the Bug Dusters, invented a hovercraft that sprays insecticides using...

Tropical bed bug found in Florida

A tropical bed bug (Cimex hemipterus) has been confirmed in Florida for the first time in 60 years, according to...

Bed-bug-infested furniture: Deface, defile or deconstruct?

Too often, infested furniture is merely discarded. Discarded furniture and bedding are a major source for new bed bug infestations....

Dead bugs … not BED bugs.

A mumble-y reporter’s question led to a misunderstanding, which in turn, led to a mild panic for riders of Allentown,...

Bed bugs: Do mattress encasements help?

⦁ Mattress encasements can help reassure customers traumatized by a bed bug infestation. ⦁ Mattress encasements can help techs easily...