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
While it's not as exciting a movie premise as "Snakes on a Plane." We can imagine Samuel L. Jackson's unique voice complaining about how he's "tired of these <expletive> bugs on this <expletive> plane." Apparently British Airways flight crews are just as frustrated with these insects as we imagine Nick Fury/Jules would be in a
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
Bell Environmental views our efforts to resolve rodent and insect issues as part of a commitment to public health. We like to share resources with our community that help improve people's health. Someone reached out to us and suggested that we highlight QuitSmokingCommunity.org, who raises awareness of the consequences of smoking and helps communities become smoke-free (visit: https://QuitSmokingCommunity.org/)and
We recently discussed the problem of bed bugs in NYC hotels and how it's a growing problem that can lead to unwanted media coverage. Let us specifically spell out what does Bell Environmental for hotels: Bed Bugs live in cracks and crevices and are immune to most pesticides. Bed Bugs and their eggs need to
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,
This is not the kind of video that a hotel hopes will go viral. A hotel guest listed his complaints about his $400/night Manhattan hotel room in a video that featured lots of bed bugs and the over 75 bites his girlfriend suffered. (Not to mention Three room changes. Power outlets that don’t work. No heat.)
We're going to warn the public again. Alcohol is simply not a solution to bed bugs. It may dry out bugs, but it has no residual effects. Alcohol is also flammable. In order to get rid of your bed bugs. please don't spray lots of alcohol. While heat has been proven to kill bed bugs,
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
We're back from our sabbatical with our longtime series of Friday music videos. It's December 19, so we're going to make this a special holiday edition with three songs featuring the Beatles. First up, it's the Beatles' "Christmas Time Is Here Again." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4vE5DnFWV0 As a holiday treat, here's John Lennon's Happy Xmas. We'll spare you