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Having bed bugs in your home is a nightmare situation as it is. Getting bitten by bed bugs is even worse. So how do you treat bed bug bites? We’ve collected some helpful tips from experienced professionals in the pest control industry to...

Bed bugs are known to be a pest that bites people, destroys their sleep and ruins their peace of mind, but it has generally been assumed that they do not carry disease.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has said that “bed bugs are not...

Those of us who live in Connecticut, Westchester or areas throughout New York have some great things to enjoy – decent weather for much of the year, terrific arts to see, and plenty of fun things to do. But we also have a lot on our plates,...

If you watch the local news, read the papers, surf the internet, or even just check social media frequently, you may have heard about the resurgence of bed bugs in recent years. Bed bugs were once thought to be on the run in the United States,...

When you are looking for a new place to live, whether it is renting an apartment or buying a home of your own, you have many concerns about the property. For example, you may be worried about finding a studio or one-bedroom apartment to fit...

Summer is over, fall is here, and now winter is coming. And that means that for most of the country, especially in areas like New York and Connecticut, temperatures are about to take a dive from the heat of summer to the winds of winter. Colder...

Having bed bugs in your home is one of the most embarrassing things that could happen to you. After all, the stereotype of bed bugs is that the pests only show up in trashy, poor, dirty and messy homes. Some people think that bed bugs are...

Going through a bed bug infestation is arguably one of the more traumatic experiences you may ever have in your home. After all, those pesky pests not only are bloodsucking cretins whose bites can cause unsightly reactions on your skin, but the...

Recently, there have been a slew of recent stories in the news – especially in New York City – about bed bugs invading public transportation.  There were 21 reports just last month of bed bugs in New York City subways. According to the New...

Living and working in a big city like New York can be a bit of a nightmare as it is. You have to run for the train (or bus, or the ferry), deal with cranky commuters and assorted weird characters, and sit (or stand) in cramped quarters. And, of...

Imagine if you had bed bugs in your home – and crawling on your body – for over 20 years. Now imagine that you had no side effects of bed bugs – no itch or rash or creepy feelings. That is what happened to an octogenarian in Singapore,...

If you have seen the headlines in the news, you may be aware about how bed bugs have infested homes and hotels and hospitals, and now even places like subway cars and schools have seen the insects show up. Yet many of us only knew about bed...

Bed bugs are a nuisance, to be sure – in this country, the bed bug history has been one of the pests infesting areas and biting people. The life cycle of a bed bug is never pleasant for humans – and even pets that may have been bitten by...

It is summertime, and you may notice some weird red marks or welts on your body. It could be from a mosquito – those pests are notoriously rampant at this time of year. It could be from your laundry detergent. Some people are highly allergic...

Some people think of bed bugs as a nuisance that only low income people may have to face. However, as a bed bug expert could tell you, the reality is that whether people live in a rundown tenement, or a swanky co-op, they may have to deal with...

The winter weather conditions this year, especially in the Northeastern part of the United States, have been simply brutal. New Yorkers and New Englanders have tired of shoveling snowfall after snowfall, and bundling up from the cold day after...

For a variety of reasons, there are a rising number of reports of bed bugs throughout the country, and Connecticut has also seen its share of increased bed bug reports. Bed bugs are on the increase due to a variety of reasons, including the...

Tenants at an apartment building in California are tired of bed bugs invading their home. Now they are fighting back against their landlord in court. NBCBayArea.com reports that residents of the Rosemont Apartments in Concord, California, a...

When you go to the movies, you want to watch a good flick, snack on some popcorn, and scream if it’s a horror movie. Unfortunately for one Wisconsin moviegoer, there was something really frightening at the movie theater -- bed...

A low-income housing complex for seniors is reportedly infested with bed bugs, and residents are spitting mad. The Newark Star-Ledger spoke with over a dozen residents regarding their complaints. Richmond Towers, a senior housing complex in...