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Summer is close, Bed bugs are closer!

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With summer approaching fast, there will be an increase in bedbug activities in the city. This is mainly due to travelers going in and out of highly populated urban areas, and that bed bugs are becoming are growing and becoming more of an epidemic. “Bedbug infestations are most common in July, August, and September” said Jeffrey White, a research entomologist (NBCNY Newspaper). There is some talk a big explosion during the summer, with some areas receiving a 400% increase such as Alaska. Although they are only talking about NYC, this could happen in any other city. In the links below are the two articles, one of which has tips to prevent the proliferation of bed bugs.

1. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Beware-of-Bedbugs-Cases-Set-to-Surge-This-Summer-117309923.html
2. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-03-03/local/28666746_1_bedbug-infestations-mattresses-box-spring

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Another Reason We Should Learn to Prevent the Spread of Bed Bugs

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Ran across an old article a week or so ago, about a “super germ” found inside of bed bugs, link here:

http://www.komonews.com/news/health/121675389.html#13051687799052&if_height=255

Fascinating article, and actually contests previous held beliefs that bed bugs were incapable of spreading any illnesses or bacteria from host to host.

More important than the spread of any kind of illness, is that this kind of news should urge us more and more, to learn about bed bug prevention, and how to avoid spreading it to neighbors, friends or loved ones.

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Bed Bugs Among Top 10 Influential News Stories of 2010

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Bed bugs were not without their fair share of news coverage in 2010.

According to listing website Listverse.com, bed bugs ranked 7th on the list of the top 10 most influential news stories of 2010.

The list, published on January 23, 2011, also has other big news events of the past year. Check out the list here: http://listverse.com/2011/01/23/top-10-influential-news-stories-of-2010-2011/

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Bed bugs on Forbes.

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Sorry for the long hiatus.

Read the article on Forbes about the “most infested cities” in the United States. Of course New York City was mentioned. An important line reads

“lack of knowledge regarding control of bed bugs due to their prolonged absence”

which comments on why they believe bed bugs have seen such a recent and large resurgence. Education!

Read the article here

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Bed bugs are one of 2010′s biggest obsessions on Yahoo!

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Courtesy of Orkin, from Yahoo! Adult bed bugs on mattress seam

Courtesy of Orkin, from Yahoo! Adult bed bugs on mattress seam

On Yahoo’s front page today, bed bugs were listed 7th from a list of 10, for 2010′s biggest obsessions. Bed bugs joined the list alongside more popular obsessions like the iPhone, iPad, Facebook, Lindsay Lohan, and others.

The article outlined where they hide, where the infestation problem is concentrated in the U.S. (New York) and the hefty price tag of eradicating them.

Top 5 infested cities, according to Terminix are:

1. New York City
2. Philadelphia
3. Detroit
4. Cincinatti
5. Chicago

Cities are ranked according to how many phone calls Terminix receives.

“In the past, offices might get a couple of calls a month for bedbug eradication,” said spokesman Clint Briscoe. “Now, some of them are getting several dozen a week.”

You are not alone!

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