East Coast braces for Hurricane Irene
Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)
Philippines is in the middle of a cat 3 typhoon right now and bedbugs grow fat when rain comes, people tend to stay in bed where the bedbugs feed! Les cheap 8 hours ago I agree with you Jeff. A lot of things we have now came out of the space program. …
Hurricane Irene closes in on New YorkChicago Sun-Times
Irene Makes Landfall on Quiet, Anxious NYCTIME
Hurricane Irene closes in on quiet, anxious NYCBoston Herald

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Hurricane Irene
BBC News
Go to some shelter with a bunch of strangers and bedbugs? No way." Mayor Bloomberg says there's certain to be a tidal surge at 0800 local time and that's one of the times they're most worried about. Mayor Bloomberg complains that NYPD officers had to …

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Chamber Member of the Month – August
Richmond County Daily Journal
Brown Termite & Pest Control is a pest management company that provides control of termites, rats, mice, fire ants, bedbugs, roaches, and other crawling insects. They also provide WDIR reports and install automatic foundation vents as well as moisture …

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NC State researcher looks for bedbug remedy
WRAL.com
AP Interactive: Bedbug trouble Raleigh, NC — Entomologist Coby Schal of North Carolina State University is working on ways to stop the nationwide bedbug invasion. Bedbugs are attracted to where humans are, especially to where they stay for long …

Guests: Spartanburg Hotel Infested With Bed Bugs
News Channel 7
And unless management tells consumers of a problem, there is really no way to know whether a hotel has a problem with bed bugs. In North and South Carolina, the departments of health do not inspect hotels for bed bugs.

5 to Talk About – Bed bugs, baseball and more
StarNewsOnline.com
Renters in North Carolina could be held responsible for getting rid of bedbugs under legislation at the General Assembly. 2. This week's public comment meetings about the future of trash collection in New Hanover County continues tonight at 6 pm at …

Massive marlin catch comes with connection to area woman
Burlington Times News
CAPTURE THE “INSECTOSAURUS:” It won't be long before The Old North State is renamed The Old Bug State, thanks to rampant rainfall, soaring temperatures and high humidity. In addition to being called one of the worst mosquito seasons in decades, bed bug …

Breaking Brad: June 17
Omaha World-Herald
Bedbugs have been found in a University of Nebraska-Lincoln lab. When he heard that, NU President JB Milken leaped into action and proposed a $39 "bed bug fee" for NU students. Council Bluffs casinos are dealing with the overflowing Missouri River. …

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BBB Advice on Keeping Pesky Bed Bugs at Bay and out of Your Home
dBusinessNews Triangle (press release)
Some self-proclaimed bed bug eradicators are coming into your home with the intention to only take your money and not actually rid you of your critter problem. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina …

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Triangle pest experts tackle growing bedbug problem
WRAL.com
Mature bedbugs are only about the size of apple seeds and they get into small crevices and mattresses. The Triangle is among the top 25 metropolitan areas in the country that have exploding bedbug problems. "As a resident of North Carolina, …

Thursday at the North Carolina General Assembly
NECN
House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg. He was reacting to an announcement of a meeting to discuss bedbugs. Proposed legislation would make tenants responsible for extermination fees if their apartment became infested by bedbugs. …

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BBB Advice on Keeping Pesky Bed Bugs at Bay and out of Your Home
PRLog.Org (press release)
Some self-proclaimed bed bug eradicators are coming into your home with the intention to only take your money and not actually rid you of your critter problem. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina …
Dogs sniff out growing pest problemGlens Falls Post-Star

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2011 Invention Awards: Sniffing Out Bedbugs
Popular Science
Two years ago, as more and more people began waking up with itchy, red welts on their body, he realized the world needed a cheap and effective way to detect bedbugs. The notorious insects, which reemerged in the US about 10 years ago after a 50-year …

Top 10 Myths about Bedbugs [Slide Show]
Scientific American
… an entomologist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Health authorities and pest control operators are regularly flooded with calls, and the epidemic may not have yet peaked. And because bedbugs are indoor pests, there are no high or low …

NC Bed Bug Seminar – Registration Almost Full
PRLog.Org (press release)
The panel also will address issues such as the pending NC Landlord Bed Bug Liability Act, the first piece of legislation in North Carolina specifically addressing tenants' and landlords' rights in the event of bed bug infestation. …

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Catawba graduates urged to put what they've learned to good use
Salisbury Post
It was a label that came with celebrations, all-night studies, bed bugs (that got a laugh), friends and growth. “Let's take all this place has given us and move forward,” said Joyner, who will be attending Yale Divinity School in the fall. …

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Local Bed Bug Experts to Speak at NC Bed Bug Seminar in Research Triangle Park
PRLog.Org (press release)
"Over the past few years, bed bug infestation has exploded across the nation and North Carolina," notes Donnie Shelton, President & CEO of Triangle Pest Control. "If your business hasn't had to deal with bed bugs so far, statistically, …
Bed bugs don't carry diseasesPoughkeepsie Journal

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Medical: Studies from the gross side of life
The Republic
Researchers at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, rounded up bedbugs from three infested patients. They found that the nasty little critters were carrying at least two types of highly drug-resistant bacteria strains — one a type of …

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Bed bugs don't carry diseases
Poughkeepsie Journal
GK Butterfield (D-North Carolina) sponsored the "Don't let the Bed Bugs Bite Act" and more recently at the state level, there is a proposed bill for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in New York …

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Sleep tight … but the bed bugs will still bite
The Sun
… at bay – but the UK is under attack from a plague of bedbugs. There has been a 38 per cent spike in the number of the mites over the past year, say pest control experts Rentokil. But Rob Dunn, professor of biology at North Carolina University, …

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Customers say Value Place hotel has bed bug problem
WWAY NewsChannel 3
Wendy Howard stayed in the Value Place, an extended stay hotel on Carolina Beach Road. She says she didn't sleep too well after seeing a few bed bugs and roaches. "I saw a bed bug, and maybe five or six baby roaches," said Howard. …

Bedbugs found in North Carolina nursing homes
SCNow
Bedbugs are a growing problem for group homes and nursing homes, as well as apartments and motels. Wake County Director of Adult Services Gail Holden says the pests are especially hard to detect and get rid of in facilities where residents lack …

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NonFiction: The Civil War, Tracing a Home's History, Bed Bugs, and the Boston …
Tucson Citizen
Bed bugs have become epidemic. In fact, one estimate reveals that bed-bug presence has increased more than 70% in American homes since 2007. Put another way, there are no more than three degrees of separation between you and someone who has bed bugs. …

Budget bites
News & Observer
Your timely bedbug article ("Bedbugs plague elder homes," April 4) will hopefully be read by our governor and legislators, especially the appropriation subcommittee members who are studying the recommendations from the Fiscal Research Division to …

Preventing Bedbugs at Home
AccessRx Health Blog (blog)
Treating your home for bedbugs will be very expensive, time consuming, and often unsuccessful. With a little planning you can prevent them from ever having a chance to enter your home. Joe is a native of North Carolina. He holds a BA in Literature and …

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