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 the virus. As Reuters reported: A total of 1,590 cases of West Nile virus, including
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 taking place this week and next. We appreciate how political cartoonists use their art for very
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 the students. “The rats on my block, they don’t scurry anymore,” he said, noting that
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 bird strikes over the last two decades, from 1,770 reported in 1990 to 9,840 reported
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 them home. It’s true that travel is one of the most common ways that victims
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 and student housing in the tri-state area (Cornell University entomologist Jody Gangloff–Kaufmann has noted: “Bed
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. And to see where this all began, we flashback to the first Top Ten List
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 accounts: EMT and firefighters first responded to the building in Elizabeth after receiving a report
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 a solution to a bed bug problem. In preparation for and not as a substitute
Here’s another 1980s band, Oingo Boingo, that we’re including in our Insect Music series. Enjoy the video, “Insects” and your weekend!