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 […]

You do not need to wait until bed bugs are everywhere before calling an exterminator. In fact, professional help is usually more useful early, once you have confirmed bed bugs […]

Preparing for bed bug extermination is about giving the technician access to hiding places while preventing bed bugs from being moved into clean rooms or belongings. The exact preparation depends […]

Cruise cabins are not immune to bed bugs. The CDC specifically includes cruise ships among the places where bed bug infestations can occur because cabins provide sleeping areas, mattresses, furniture, […]