Category Archives: Bed Bugs Chicago

East Chicago authorizes detection, eradication of bedbugs at senior housing …nwitimes.comDiana Garcia-Burns, director of the East Chicago Health Department, explains to residents at the John Nicosia Housing Complex the ways in which to treat bedbug bites and irritations. Bedbugs are … Continue reading →

Protect-A-Bed® CEO Featured Speaker at Bed Bug ConferencePR Newswire (press release)CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — James Bell, CEO of Protect-A-Bed ® , the leading provider of bed bug proof mattress encasements for the hospitality industry, will be a featured … Continue reading →

Coming in September: National Bedbug Awareness MonthPatch.comNational Bed Bug Awareness Month will begin Sept. 1 through Sept. 27 where it will conclude in Chicago with the three-day summit. For more information about bed bugs and bed bug awareness visit www.bedbugcentral.com. … Continue reading →

Worried about bedbugs? Be swift, smartCincinnati.comIn developing products for travelers, day care providers, camps and lodges, as well as health care operators, Greenberg has become an expert on bedbugs, appearing on news programs in Chicago and Indianapolis. Question: Why would … Continue reading →

MyFox Chicago Bed bugs have infested this senior housing complex in East Chicago.MyFox ChicagoEast Chicago, Ind. – Bed bugs have taken over a public housing complex for senior citizens in East Chicago. Residents of the John Nicosia Housing Complex packed … Continue reading →

Confined parolee blames Warren SHAR facility for bedbug bite infection WITH VIDEORoyal Oak Daily TribuneWhen he awoke at the Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation — Macomb center on Chicago Road in the morning, Hartley noticed a bite mark on his left … Continue reading →

Solaria Sun As Bedbugs Multiply, New Insurance Plans Crop UpLos Angeles TimesBedbugs are crawling the sheets in hotels, apartment buildings and college dormitories in surging numbers, which has spawned a new enterprise for insurance companies. …More Bedbugs, More Insurance ClaimsThe … Continue reading →

Why We Still Can't Stop Bed BugsHuffington Post… in the media is talking about bedbugs. Most recently, a study compiled by Terminix, a pest control service company, ranked the top most infested cities in 2011. Among those in the study … Continue reading →

Protect-A-Bed® Releases iPhone® Bed Bug Plague GamePR Newswire (press release)CHICAGO, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Protect-A-Bed® recently released the only guaranteed way to kill virtual bed bugs – a fun, interactive iPhone® game called Bed Bug Plague. Bed Bug Plague … Continue reading →

Forbes (blog) Tips to fight bed bugsABC7Chicago.comThis year, Chicago ranked fourth in a national survey by Terminix for bed bug infestation. Last year, the city was listed at 5th. The Pest control company based their findings on both call volume … Continue reading →

Gothamist From Nuisance to Bottom Line Pest, Bed Bugs No Match for New Products From Aon …PR Newswire (press release)CHICAGO, June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — According to a survey released earlier this year by the National Pest Management Association, one … Continue reading →

Choosing a Pest Control Technician Key to Addressing Bed Bug InfestationsPR Newswire (press release)CHICAGO, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — As the summer heat increases bed bug infestations across the country, many people affected have resorted to extreme measures to rid … Continue reading →

Pine Tree Just how bad is Chicago's bed bug infestation?WLSCHICAGO (WLS) – Is Chicago the second-most infested city when it comes to bed bugs, or the fourth? Depends on who you ask. Terminix, on Wednesday, identified the Windy City as … Continue reading →

World War II Veteran Fighting Eviction in Bedbug DramaFox NewsWellborn tells the Chicago Tribune he's been told it's because of bedbugs. But he sees the affair as a matter of honor — a sense shaped by military service that began … Continue reading →

Rollins Inc. Collaborates with the University of Kentucky on Fundamental Bed …PR Newswire (press release)Chicago moved from third to second and Dayton, Ohio, moved from ninth to eighth. Two cities that fall outside of Orkin's top 10 list, but where … Continue reading →

Honor Flight info session to be held in AuroraChicago Sun-TimesThe program for May 18 will be Nick Desmond on bedbugs — how to avoid them, how to get rid of them. Reservations requested between 8 am and 2 pm at … Continue reading →

Kansas City Star Bed Bugs with MRSA Superbug Superbad News for ChicagoHealthCanal.comBut to make matters worse locally, a recent survey by a national pest-control company has found that Chicago is the fifth-most bed-bug-infested city in the United States. “It's an … Continue reading →

Bugged by bedbugsInman.comA Chicago condo board is suing the resident of a North Side high-rise because it claims she is being uncooperative in its efforts to eradicate more than 500 bedbugs in her unit, according to Crain's Chicago Business. The … Continue reading →

Bedbugs' bite boosts bug-killing businessJoplin Globe… of bedbugs, particularly in urban areas, said Mark Lesher, environmental scientist with the EPA's Kansas City office. “It started at large travel hubs such as New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, and has been … Continue reading →

Southerland and Allergy Technologies Partner to Develop the Total Protection …PR Newswire (press release)Available in late spring, Southerland's patent-pending Total Protection Sleep System uses the proprietary ActiveGuard technology to actively kill bed bugs and dust mites upon contact, so protection … Continue reading →

New Traveling Exhibit Explores Bed BugsPCT MagazineOpening this fall in Chicago at the Notebaert Nature Museum is a traveling exhibit titled "Eww! What's Eating You?" LAS VEGAS — Opening this fall in Chicago at the Notebaert Nature Museum is a … Continue reading →

BUSINESS: Bedbugs' bite boosts bug-killing businessNorth County Times… of bedbugs, particularly in urban areas, said Mark Lesher, environmental scientist with the EPA's Kansas City office. "It started at large travel hubs such as New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, and … Continue reading →

Bedbug outbreaks boosting sales at United IndustriesSTLtoday.comJB FORBES 4/19/11 Tuesday Earth City Kristina Thompson, a research chemist at United Industries, tests the effectiveness of aerosol cans used to eliminate bedbugs and fleas Tuesday in the lab in Earth City. JB … Continue reading →

PCT Magazine U.S. Rep Robert Dold to Speak at North American Bed Bug SummitPCT Magazine25-27, at the newly renovated Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, Ill, is designed to serve as the educational blue-print for all industries affected in the battle … Continue reading →

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Morristown engineer organizes grassroots effort to warn of Judgment Day next monthThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com(Bedbugs alone don't usually warrant a Doomsday-worthy level of angst.) We may, however, see infestations of the brown marmorated stink bug or … Continue reading →