The laundry itself is only half the problem. Carrying exposed clothes loose through the house or putting freshly treated clothing straight back into an infested closet can undo the work […]

Bed bug bombs sound appealing because one canister appears capable of treating an entire room at once. The problem is that bed bugs spend much of their time in exactly […]

A dehumidifier isn’t an effective standalone treatment for bed bugs. Bed bugs are unusually resistant to water loss, and lowering normal household humidity doesn’t reproduce the conditions used in experiments […]

Certain cold pressed neem oil pesticide products can kill bed bugs and prevent their eggs from hatching. EPA efficacy data submitted for registration showed control of adults, nymphs, and eggs […]

Finding bed bugs in a mattress does not automatically mean the mattress belongs at the curb. In many cases, keeping it is actually the better option. A bed bug-infested mattress […]

Bed bugs can live in a couch, including leather furniture. They do not need fabric upholstery to survive. What matters is whether the furniture gives them protected cracks, seams, joints, […]

Pinch an ant’s body gently between two fingers, figuratively speaking, and you’ll find an actual pinch already built into it. A bed bug has nothing like that at all. Ants […]

More than 300 pesticide products are registered with the EPA for use against bed bugs. Most fall into seven chemical classes: pyrethrins, pyrethroids, desiccants, biochemicals, pyrroles, neonicotinoids, and insect growth […]

Getting rid of bed bugs usually takes more than one method. The most reliable approach is integrated pest management, or IPM, which combines careful inspection, preparation, physical controls, monitoring, and […]

Researchers collected bed bugs from 13 New Jersey apartments that were also infested with house mice. Every bed bug selected for analysis showed visible evidence of a blood meal, yet […]