Bed bugs thrive in hotels. Bed bugs have entered hotels all over the nation. Due to bed bugs, hotel guests sometimes wake up with red bumps or flat welts that can be very itchy. Bed bugs often climb into suitcases or cling to clothing and go home with the hotel guests. They would probably rather find rats in their suitcases than odious bed bugs.

New York City is considered to be a primary place for bed bugs to hang out because of the large number of international travelers that visit New York City every day. Yes, people also bring bed bugs to New Jersey and other locations.

While staying in hotels, people should do a bed bug inspection which includes examining mattress seams, edges of carpet, bed boards, wall trim, pillow case linings and tiny crevices where bed bugs can hang out while they are not having a human blood meal. Look for bed bugs, blood, bed bug fecal matter and bed bug eggs. A bed bug monitor is highly recommended.

You don’t have to wait for spring to arrive to be suffering from allergies in the United States.  Many people are suffering from winter allergies and wondering what the cause might be.

Not liking the cold winter months, many cockroaches move indoors and invade our living space.  They especially love to hang out in the kitchen and bathroom, because of the ample food and water sources.  Cockroaches are known to spread 33 different kinds of bacteria, seven types of human pathogens, and six parasitic worms.

These nasty creatures are also known for causing terrible allergies and asthma in children and the elderly.  Cockroaches contain allergen proteins that are known to trigger asthma attacks and allergies in people who have sensitivities.  Cockroach saliva, droppings, and decomposing bodies all contain these proteins and should be avoided if at all possible.

Whether you have a business or a home, if you suspect that you have a cockroach infestation problem, you should contact a licensed pest control professional who is trained to take care of your infestation problem quickly.

Bed bugs are considered by people to be the most annoying pests residing in New York City. Kihani Brea, a city council policy analyst boldly called the bed bugs a plague. That’s not a compliment to bed bugs. Perhaps a large number of New Jersey residents would also claim that bed bugs are the number one irritating pest.

In a recent meeting of Community Board 7 which represents the Upper West Side, Gale Brewer, a city council member, mentioned that 26 city agencies are tackling the problem. New York City residents probably still think they need bed bug monitors because all of this tackling has not eliminated the bed bug problem.

Yes, the city department of health has a web site that offers a bed bug fact sheet but residents probably would like the department of health to do much more than offer a fact sheet. Many New Yorkers think they have received an insufficient response from the city regarding bed bugs. Perhaps they’re right, but it’s difficult to get rid of the odious bed bugs from a large city or even a small town.

A Mom and her son in North Carolina had been sleeping with the lights on hoping that whatever was biting them in the dark would stop.  A recent trip to the pediatrician’s office unearthed the problem…bed bugs!  The doctor informed the Mom that the nighttime bloodsuckers had to be lurking in the dark corners of her apartment waiting for the perfect time to feed on their unsuspecting hosts.

Just like in New Jersey and New York, North Carolina has experienced a significant increase in bed bug problems.  In hopes of trying to get a handle on the problem, the Mom decided to throw away her couch and beds.  Many people don’t know that you don’t need to throw away expensive furniture if you have a bed bug infestation problem.

At Stern Environmental Group we offer products and services that will help you get rid of bed bugs and save your furniture as well.  Stop by our website to see our bed bug services, monitors, heat chamber, Cryonite system, bed bug sniffing dogs, mattress encasements, and travel accessories.  Stern Environmental Group provides fast expert bed bug services to Secaucus, New Jersey, the Greater New York City Metro and Connecticut Regions.

The University of Kentucky announced that a bed bug study which included 110 bed bug populations from across the nation showed that 88 percent of the populations included one or two genetic knockdown resistance (kdr-type) mutations to synthetic pyrethroid pesticides. Knockdown resistance mutations, means that the insecticide pyrethroid can’t kill bed bugs that have this type of mutation.

One of the entomologists involved in the study stated that we need alternative insecticides to fight bed bugs. New York City and New Jersey residents are probably tired of fighting bed bugs and would prefer bed bugs stop eating human blood and find another food source. 

All the New York City bed bug populations tested in the study had one or both mutations for pyrethroid resistance. Pyrethroid chemicals are used by some pest control companies to kill bed bugs. Reports from many pest control companies indicate that pyrethroid products are not performing as well at killing bed bugs as they would like.

It’s important to catch a bed bug infestation early, thus bed bug monitors can be a valuable part of a bed bug plan.

Some New Jersey and New York City residents are not even aware they have been attacked by bed bugs during the night. Many people don’t have a skin reaction to bed bugs that have been stealing their blood. However, many people do get itchy skin rashes from being attacked by bed bugs.

Some people, including a woman living in Portland Oregon, have a severe reaction to bed bug bites. She woke up one morning covered with red hives. The doctor recommended she go to the emergency room. The doctors said her allergic reaction to the bed bugs attack almost put her into shock.

To make things worse the apartment complex would not give the woman and her boyfriend their deposit back and the company that owns the building locked them out of their apartment. They had to sleep on the couches of relatives. Sounds like a quirky movie script that could take several different plot twists, unfortunately it actually happened to the woman.  A bed bug monitor could be very beneficial for this woman and many others.

Just the thought of encountering bed bugs in enough to make anyone’s skin begin to itch.  Those creepy blood suckers lurk in the shadows, sneak into our beds while we are sleeping, jab us with their tubes, and then for about 10 minutes, dine on our precious blood supply.  Once they are through, they scurry off to digest their blood meal just waiting for the next opportunity to strike again.

Some people don’t know that they have bed bugs because they are lucky enough to not experience the subsequent itching that is associated with the bed bug bites.  Others are so unlucky that they suffer from painful swelling, horrible itching, and oozing sores.  There are some people that even experience a worse fate…they have an allergic reaction to the bed bug bites.

Students in an off campus apartment complex in Portland, Oregon have been dealing with a bed bug infestation since the beginning of the school year.  Management has only been treating one apartment unit a time, as tenant’s report a problem, and the bed bugs are just being chased from unit to unit with each treatment.  One tenant had such a bad allergic reaction to the bed bug bites that her bites were swollen to the size of eggs and she went into anaphylactic shock!

If you are experiencing a bed bug infestation, don’t take a chance on these buggers causing you health problems.  Early treatment is critical.  Contact a bed bug expert as soon as possible.

The Entomological Society, Inc., is hosting another bed bug seminar and this one features the prominent guest speaker Louis Sorkin B.C.E., Entomologist, Arachnologist of the American Museum of Natural History. Hie presentation is titled “What do you Really know About Bed Bugs?” I know, most New Jersey and New York City residents are shouting “They’re creepy!” Who could blame them?

Louis Sorkin has been invited to speak about insect topics at meetings sponsored by the medical community, science organizations, the real estate industry, the pest management agency and government agencies. Some of Louis Sorkin’s investigations have been on television, radio, in newspapers and magazines.

You can hear Mr. Sorkin discuss the odious bed bugs at the Kaufman Theater Wednesday January 20th from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. The New York Entomological Society meetings are open to the public with no admission charge. You can probably learn a lot of valuable information about bed bugs from attending the meeting. No, men are not required to wear ascots.

There has been quite a bit of reporting in the news lately about the amount of cockroaches that are living among the residents of New York City and the surrounding Burroughs.  These disgusting pests are repulsive to most people just by their existence!

Cockroaches are capable of transmitting bacteria from place to place which could cause food poisoning.  Cockroaches are also responsible for causing serious allergies in some people, second only to house dust.  Like humans, cockroaches prefer to live where food, warmth and moisture are readily available.  They are very quick to breed and can easily produce several thousand offspring each year, so treating an infestation early is imperative.

Cockroaches have been lurking around for about 350 million years.  We can’t kill them all, but if you are experiencing a cockroach infestation in your restaurant or business, you should definitely contact a licensed pest control specialist as soon as possible.  Stern Environmental Group provides prompt professional service for cockroaches, bed bugs, spiders, and many other home invaders in Secaucus, New Jersey, the Greater New York City Metro and Connecticut Regions.  Give us a call today!

Bed bugs are also known as Cimex lectularius. In some parts of New Jersey and New York City they might be known as odious insects. Some people believe bed bugs have been on the planet since ancient times. Even with all the technological advancements, bed bug detection dogs are the best at finding bed bugs. No machine made at a prestigious university by geniuses has outperformed bed bug sniffing Beagles or other highly trained bed bug sniffing dogs.

If you don’t have a bed bug detection dog as a pet and decide to look for bed bugs in your home, baby bed bugs are translucent and become browner as they age. Adult bed bugs are reddish brown, they have no wings and and are about three-sixteenths of an inch in size. No, there are no three foot long bed bugs with fangs. Bed bugs are attracted to carbon dioxide and warmth.

New Jersey and New York City residents are increasingly asking a bed bug detection dog to take over the task of finding bed bugs in their homes. Thank you knights in shining fur.