Truly Nolen's Bug Master Hits 25th Year Mark with Company
PCT Magazine
He has battled with everything from scorpions to rodents to bed bugs and an unwanted family of coatimundi – a raccoon-like animal with an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout. Svenheim recalled his coatimundi encounter. …

Blue Sky Pest Control in Phoenix Named Company to Watch by Pest Control Technology
PR Web (press release)
Got bed bugs or termites? Award-Winning Blue Sky Pest Control in Phoenix, Arizona is pleased to announce that it has added a new honor to its list of awards and certifications. Not cutting corners and working hard to earn the business every time is a …
Blue Sky Pest Control in Phoenix Named Company to Watch by Pest Control TechnologyDigitalJournal.com (press release)

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Bed Bugs Renters Law Goes Into Effect
MyFox Phoenix
PHOENIX – A new state law goes into effect that many renters will want to know about. It requires landlords and tenants to keep apartments free of bed bugs — and requires residents to notify their complex if their unit becomes infested. …

NAU researchers at war with bed bugs
KTAR.com
PHOENIX — Bed bugs have made a big comeback in the past few years and have become a nightmare for hotels and homeowners. Now, Northern Arizona University is taking aim at the pests with sonic warfare. …

Love Nest, Sex Den — the Pad Is Happening
Down East
There aren't many sheets or blankets; I think they were confiscated by the bedbugs and lice, who took them off to be laundered. So the capacity of The Village must be around 250 or so, although people come and go all the time, so it's hard to get an …

Bat bugs showing up in more Saskatoon homes
StarPhoenix
(GREG PENDER/STAR PHOENIX) A cluster of red and inflamed bites on your skin after a night of slumber may not be from the increasingly prevalent bed bug. Have you ever heard of a bat bug? A sibling of the bed bug, with differences invisible to the naked …

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Brad Keselowski Interview: Switching Teams Was Like Losing An Entire Year
SB Nation
SBN: What's the one race that bugs you the most because you didn't win it but feel like you should have? BK: Man, the mood I'm in right now, I really don't have an answer. Because I'm looking forward, and I find when you let that stuff eat at you, …

Travel savvy stuff
AZFamily
*And with all of the recent press about gross bed bugs, I found a travel size bug bed spray called Stop Bugging Me. This product is naturally derived and has been labeled with the FDA Gras seal that means it is Generally Recognized As Safe. …

Latest Bed Bug Infestation: Worst Yet
MyFox Phoenix
PHOENIX – Bed bugs have taken over one Phoenix man's entire home. The infestation is so bad, one exterminator we talked to didn't want to let his bed bug-sniffing dogs go inside. Roger Neal lives at a mobile home park near 40th St and McDowell, …

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Bed Bugs Invade, Overwhelm Phoenix Home
KPHO Phoenix
PHOENIX — A Valley exterminator is calling a bed bug infestation in a carpenter's home the worst he's ever seen. Carpenter Roger Neal invited CBS 5 News into his Phoenix house, where thousands of bed bugs are now living. "I need psychological help," …

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Scientists Discover Bedbugs Carrying MRSA Germ
KPHO Phoenix
PHOENIX — A new study shows that bed bugs can carry the super drug-resistant bacteria MRSA. Experts also say the Valley may be in for another bedbug filled summer. “They're drug resistant bacteria,” said William Schaffner of the Vanderbilt University …
Scientists Discover MRSA on BedbugsEnvironmental Expert (press release)

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The mystery of the morgellons itch
Taipei Times
Morgellons was named in 2001 by an American called Mary Leitao, whose son complained of sores around his mouth and the sensation of “bugs.” Examining him with a toy microscope, Leitao found him to be covered in unexplained red, blue, black and white …
Morgellons: A hidden epidemic or mass hysteria?The Guardian

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Bed Bug Infestation at ASU Dorm
MyFox Phoenix
PHOENIX – Arizona State University's downtown dorm has an infestation. They're known to spread quickly, but ASU is giving co-eds an all-clear. Over the weekend, a freshman resident had a case of bed bugs at Taylor Place, located in downtown Phoenix. …

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Bed Bugs Terrorize West Phoenix Tenant
MyFox Phoenix
PHOENIX – Bed bugs seem to be popping up everywhere, and one valley mother says they've invaded her west Phoenix apartment. Candace Ross says about a half dozen units in Paradise Vista Apartments are infested with bed bugs — including hers — leaving …

Dogs help sniff out bedbugs in Phoenix public housing
Arizona Republic
The management company of a city-owned senior housing complex near downtown Phoenix recently took an unusual step to check the units for bedbugs. McCormack Baron Ragan hired a Phoenix company, Cimex K9, …

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Bed bugs take up residence in ASU dorm in downtown Phoenix
AZFamily
PHOENIX – There are some new residents at one of Arizona State University's dormitories, and they are not welcome. ASU officials confirmed that bed bugs were found at one of the dorms that's part of the downtown Phoenix campus. …
ASU Phoenix dormitory room treated for bed-bug infestationArizona Republic
Bed Bug Infestation at ASU DormMyFox Phoenix

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Once a jolly clever swagman tried in vain to help homeless
Sydney Morning Herald
Waterproof, windproof, bug-proof and light, the Backpack Bed is fully ventilated, mildew-resistant, PVC-free and fire-retardant (homeless people use cigarette lighters to see by). It also has an insulated mattress, built-in zip-pocket (with padlock), …

Report Details Horrible Living Conditions At Facility
KPHO Phoenix
… Village assisted-living facility in Central Phoenix. Owner Melissa Pacheco faces 70 counts of adult abuse. Employees told investigators the facility was "infested with bed bugs" and when detectives showed up to check it out, they found the proof. …

Tips for economical traveling
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
4. Bed Bug Spray: These days with bed bugs popping up everywhere and you can never be too prepare! I recommend Stop Bugging Me! to fight off those nasty bugs. It's the perfect travel accessory that protects you from any potential bugs when you're in …

Exterminators see boost from bedbug cases
AZ Central.com
Barbara Atkinson, 63, of Phoenix said her apartment has been infested with bedbugs. "It's made me sick, I'll tell you that right now. … I scratch and I itch. I don't feel good," said Atkinson, who is retired. So far, Atkinson said, she has had to get …

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Phoenix-area exterminators see boost from bedbug infestations
Arizona Republic
Barbara Atkinson, 63, of Phoenix said her apartment has been infested with bedbugs. "It's made me sick, I'll tell you that right now. … I scratch and I itch. I don't feel good," said Atkinson, who is retired. So far, Atkinson said, she has had to get …

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For Rep. Antenori, more laws means less government
Arizona Daily Star
They touch on everything from bedbugs to varmints, to banning photo radar, to deciding how many employees a city can have and how much they pay them. He has a bill saying public employees who aren't designated lobbyists can't lobby during their hours …

Woman arrested for abuse of nearly 70 vulnerable adults
AZFamily
Police allege the facilities owned by Pacheco were infested with bed bugs, cockroaches and there were patients with open wounds. …
Phoenix woman arrested in abuse at 3 assisted-living facilitiesAZ Central.com
Dozens rescued from PHX assisted living facilities, care giver arrestedABC15.com (KNXV-TV)

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New law designed to not let the bedbugs bite
Verde Independent
PHOENIX — State lawmakers are moving to ensure that renters are able to sleep tight and not let the bedbugs bite. …

Lawmakers Take On Bed Bugs & Landlords
MyFox Phoenix
PHOENIX – Bed bugs are a problem in Arizona, and state lawmakers are working to protect residents and homeowners from bed bug infestations. …