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 […]

What you should do with pets during bed bug treatment depends on the treatment being used. A whole-home heat treatment requires animals to leave the heated area entirely, while pesticide […]

Bed bug extermination is expensive because eliminating bed bugs requires far more labor, inspection, equipment, and follow-up than treating many common household pests. Bed bugs hide deep inside furniture and […]

What you do after bed bug treatment can affect whether the treatment succeeds. The main priorities are following the exterminator’s re-entry instructions, avoiding premature cleaning of treated areas, keeping untreated […]