Bed Bugs

  • Bed Bugs and Business Travel: Stats Show Both are Increasing
    Although summer travel season is over, there's been no hiatus from the rampant bed bug infestations overtaking hotel rooms nationwide. Moreover, business travel is predicted to increase according to a recent survey from AirPlus International. So, experts at Steritech – the ...More
    September 14, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Bed Bugs Headed for the Workplace Now
    Movie theaters and stores have joined hotels and private residences in experiencing persistent bed bug infestations. The next stop? The workplace. Pest control experts at Orkin identified that bed bugs are making the move among commercial properties. New analysis of its ...More
    August 19, 2010
    Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
  • Top 10 Bedbug-Infested Cities in North America
    Just in time for summer vacation season, Insight Pharmaceuticals, makers of Pronto Plus, an over-the-counter bedbug insecticide, today released its first annual list of the top bedbug infested cities in North America. With millions of Americans taking summer vacations, the ...More
    July 13, 2010
    Posted in News
  • First Preliminary Profile of Proteins in Bed Bugs’ Saliva
    The saliva of bed bugs contains unique substances that could lead to vaccines to prevent allergic responses to the bugs’ bite. With bed bugs reemerging as a nuisance in some parts of the country, scientists are reporting the first preliminary description of the ...More
    June 23, 2010
    Posted in News
  • New Videos Offer Free Training on Bedbug Prevention in Healthcare
    Pest-control company Orkin Commercial Services, has posted a series of free, online videos that help healthcare providers identify and prevent a bedbug infestation – an increasing problem in healthcare facilities.  The videos are taken from Orkin’s ...More
    March 8, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Bedbugs, Scabies and Head Lice Infestations: What You Should Know
    If simply the thought of bedbugs, scabies and head lice makes you feel a little itchy, imagine how those affected by these common infestations feel when they learn what has been creeping around them and causing symptoms such as intense itching, red bite marks or irritated ...More
    March 5, 2010
    Posted in News
  • New White Paper Answers Bed Bug Questions
    With bed bugs continuing to make headlines, pest control company Orkin, Inc. and the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) of the American Hospital Association have released a new white paper to answer questions about bed bugs and their implications ...More
    September 9, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Scientists Use Bed Bugs’ Own Chemistry Against Them
    Scientists have determined that combining bed bugs’ own chemical signals with a common insect control agent makes that treatment more effective at killing the bugs.The researchers found that stirring up the bed bugs by spraying their environment with synthetic ...More
    June 2, 2009
    Posted in News
  • How Bed Bugs Outsmart Poisons Designed to Control Them
    Bed bugs, once nearly eradicated in the built environment, have made a big comeback recently, especially in urban centers such as New York City. In the first study to explain the failure to control certain bed bug populations, toxicologists at the University of ...More
    January 9, 2009
    Posted in News
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