Living through these challenging COVID times is bad enough, but no one should have to live in a building with broken elevators, without air conditioning to soothe medical conditions, and major pest infestations. Residents described their situation to NY1 and it's horrific. Here's an excerpt from the news report that came out earlier today: Pest-Infested
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) houses 400,000 of the city's 8.4 million residents. This large public agency operates 173,762 apartments across 2,351 buildings in 316 developments. For perspective the cities of Tulsa, Tampa, Cleveland, and New Orleans each have around 400,000 total residents. NYCHA is under the scrutiny of the federal government for the
Bed Bugs are a huge source of trouble for residents of the Upper West Side, Western Illinois, and West Hollywood and everywhere in between. No matter where you encounter these pests and how desperate you are to get them out of your home, it is never a good idea to use thermal heat treatments to
Bell Environmental is so excited about Roscoe's visit to NY1 and "Mornings On 1." Roscoe the Bed Bug Dog loved showing off his detection skills and introducing everyone to his pal Sparky and his handler. Watch Roscoe here on our Blog, or visit and follow Bell Environmental on YouTube to see other Roscoe videos and
Scientists just gave us another reason to solve bed bug problems immediately and avoid heat treatments. Bed Bugs carry health risks and allergies and these histamines spread during these treatments. That's right. We've warned for a long time about the dangers of heat treatments. Here's a new more reason not to use this method to
The New York Post reported in February 2018 that A Bushwick tenant scored a fat $300,000 judgment against his landlord over a bed bug infestation — because the owner ignored repeated requests to help him get rid of the creepy crawlers, his lawyer said Friday. Luis Cotto, 35, filed the suit on Jan. 23 against
CNET, a web magazine and, we'll admit we fell for it, clickbait site listed 24 things you should never ever Google. We followed the links and learned a little about some obsessive Harry Potter subcultures, everything Facebook knows about you, belly buttons, Game of Thrones spoilers, and a calculus bridge- and why we should never
In case you missed it, The New York Times quoted Bell Environmental Services as experts on bird control in its Sunday, September 11, 2016 Real Estate section. Why Quote Bell? Because Bell Environmental has a dedicated division named Bell Bird Control staffed with experts in bird control and remediation. We clean up bird problems (and all that they leave behind)
The NY Daily News and New York's WCBS2 reported that bed bug reports in New York City hotels increased significantly last year. How high an increase? The Bed Bug Registry reported that incidents are up 44% from a year before. Eighteen hotels had a combined 363 complaints, representing 42 percent of all bedbug complaints. It's not just low end hotels,
We found this article from a Richmond, Virginia newspaper about its fire department's view of bed bug heat treatments to be very interesting. Here's the article in full: City fire department looks to regulate use of heat to kill bed bugs Monday, December 28, 2015 10:30 pm By NED OLIVER Richmond Times-Dispatch Bedbugs, according to the