31August

Insect Music Friday: Marty McFly

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Did you read our blog post and ask “Who?” and “What?” Twenty seven years ago this August we got home from summer camp and had to catch up on the movies we missed, especially “Back To The Future,” which was

31August

Mosquitoes & West Nile – Serious if not yet “Bibical Proportions”

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Be careful outside this year! West Nile virus cases have reached record levels in the US.  Climate changes causing heat waves and droughts are thought to be among the reasons, with higher temperatures fostering faster reproduction of both the mosquito and

30August

Political Conventions Lead Us To Bed Bug Political Cartoons

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They says politics make strange bed fellows.  While we are NOT political in this blog or as a company, we do know all about strange bed fellows. Don’t worry, we’re not going to comment on politics even though the national political conventions are

30August

How Bad Is NYC’s Rat Problem This Summer? (Updated)

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How bad are New York City’s rat and rodent problems this summer?  See this excerpt from the recent New York Times’ article on the NY Rat Academy’s classes on the Upper West Side: Manhattan borough president, Scott M. Stringer, welcomed

29August

Federal Inspector: Bird Strikes Rising & FAA’s Current Efforts Insufficient

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How big a problem are bird collisions for planes? They’ve quintupled in the last 20 years! See the AP’s new article:  An audit of the Federal Airline Administration’s efforts to curb bird strikes of airplanes cited a five-fold increase in

27August

Avoid Bed Bugs While Traveling – Must Have Advice

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Whether you read USA Today, visit the website for ABC News,  or have an aunt email you the article – everyone wants to share Smarter Travel and the National Pest Management Association’s tips to avoid bed bugs in hotels and prevent bringing

24August

Off To College May Mean Hello To Bed Bugs

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While parents are busy preparing their children for departures to colleges, it is important that parents take important steps to prevent their children from encountering bed bug infestations once they get to campus.  Bed bugs are significant problems in dormitories

23August

David Letterman’s Top 10 Signs NYC Has a Bed Bug Problem

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This Top Ten List on bed bugs first aired on the Late Show exactly two years ago today.  We’re glad that David Letterman and his writing staff  have such a clever and funny way of reflecting current sensibilities and concerns.  

21August

Firefighters, EMTs & Residents Sick From Bed Bug Chemicals Used In NJ Building

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This weekend WNBC 4 – New York and WABC-7 Eyewitness News both reported on how chemicals used in a bed bug treatment of units in an Elizabeth, NJ apartment caused illness in residents and public officials. Quoting the two news

20August

Will Vacuuming Solve Bed Bug Issues?

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We often receive the question if people can simply vacuum their homes in order to solve their bed bug problems. Bell Environmental believes that people should vacuum their homes once you learn you have bed bugs, but vacuuming is not