Bed Bug Lookalikes and Why they Matter

In planning a course for a high school cross country team, I became keenly aware of how much the human mind gravitates toward shortcuts. This happens even when shortcuts turn out to make the process longer. We see this all too often in the pest control world and it happens quite frequently with Bed Bugs. […]

As standard procedure, our bed bug inspector gathered a sample of bugs from an initial inspection to bring back to the lab to verify we were dealing with bed bugs and not bat bugs. Left in a plastic container in the service vehicle, the bugs were exposed to the extreme overnight temperatures of a Minnesota […]

It’s two in the morning and I finally find a hotel with a vacancy. I just completed a 12 hour mud race, so I’m ready for a shower and a long rest. As I step into the shower, an all too familiar shape catches my eye. A direct look confirms: bed bug. As a pest […]

Bed bugs can be spread in a myriad of ways, but how fast do bed bugs spread? Bed bugs will spread quite rapidly given the right conditions. They can spread through: Reproduction Travel Hitchhiking Reproductive speed The prolific reproduction is a key factor in the spreading of bed bug populations. So, how fast do bedbugs […]

We all wish to sleep tight and not let the bed bugs bite, so in this post, we cover the top warning signs for bed bugs in your house so you can take action before it’s too late. Itchy bumps develop from bed bug bites This isn’t always the first sign you might notice, but […]

There are a lot of home remedies that people have tried to use to get rid of pests and to kill bed bugs, but does cedar oil work to kill bed bugs? In this post,  we answer that question and talk about some of the downfalls and benefits of natural pest control. The FTC steps […]