NJ and NYC residents fighting a bed bugs infestation on their own typically toss out their mattresses and bed frames and some furniture they suspect as being hideouts for the odious bed bugs. This strategy can be quite expensive and may not work. Bed bugs enjoy hiding out in nooks and crannies in walls, also in electronic items, carpet, drapes and just about everything else you have in the house.

Many residents of NJ and NYC have thrown away their furniture and the bed bug problem just gets worse due to the remaining bed bugs producing more eggs. Some people have actually thrown out two sets of furniture. Instead of throwing away the mattress some experts suggest using a bed bugs mattress encasement which will trap the critters partying inside the mattress. It’s a good idea to leave it on for at least two years since NJ and NYC bed bugs have been known to go dormant and live without a blood meal for over a year. By the way, even if you see used furniture in a vacant lot in a posh neighborhood, even an extremely posh neighborhood, don’t take it home. Bed bugs also like rich people.

Ask a NJ, NYC bed bugs pest control expert to eliminate your bed bugs.

Anybody who has ever suffered from bed bug infestations can attest to the fact that eliminating bed bugs can be a difficult endeavor.  Many people have thrown away valuable furniture in an effort to free their homes of bed bugs.  Although tossing out the furniture might be considered common practice, the good news is that there is another alternative available.

Protect-A-Bed, the leader in bed bug bite proof mattress encasements, will allow you to save your mattress from the dumpster.  These premium mattress and box spring covers are lab certified to be bed bug bite proof.   They offer a special zipper protection that is the perfect solution to keeping any remaining bed bugs from escaping from your mattress or box spring.  The great news is that you will rest easier with these soft and comfy, breathable, water resistant and bed bug bite proof encasements.

If you decide that you must get rid of your infested bedding you will need to be careful to not transfer bed bugs throughout your entire home.  Before you move your bedding, you should check out the Bedding Storage and Disposal Bags made by Protect-A-Bed.  These heavy duty plastic bags will allow you to safely carry your bedding off your property and not leave any pesky bugs dropping off to regroup in your home.  They also serve as a fantastic way to store or move your furniture from home to home.  These bags are waterproof and will keep dirt and dust off your mattress and box spring until the time you need them next.

Stern has Bedding Storage and Disposal Bags and mattress encasements available in twin, full, queen and king sizes.

When you have a baby, nothing can be more disturbing than finding that your baby has been bitten by bed bugs.  If you want to prevent bed bugs from invading your child’s slumber, you need to check out the new Bed Bug Bite Proof Crib Mattress Covers made by Protect-A-Bed that are available at Stern Environmental Group.  Bedding encasements are essential to bed bugs protection and management and are the only sure fire way of keeping your mattress bed bug free.

These amazing new crib mattress covers have been designed by bed bug extermination experts to provide you and your baby with a good nights rest.  The Protect-A-Bed crib mattress cover will completely encase the mattress providing a bite proof sleeping environment.   Normal store bought mattress covers do not afford you the same protection from bed bugs.  Often times, bed bugs are able to squeeze out around the zipper area and continue to bite and multiply.

Dust mites, pet dander and pollen are also problems for the average mattress user.  Another great feature of these covers is that they are allergen proof.  These state-of-the-art mattress and pillow covers put an impenetrable barrier between your baby and the allergens that can cause asthma, eczema and rhinitis.

The Protect-A-Bed crib mattress and pillow covers are laboratory tested and provide complete protection from bed bugs so you can once again have a good night’s sleep.

We at Stern Environmental Group work hard to provide quality service to all of our customers.  It is always nice to hear back from our customers about their experience with Stern.  We recently received this email from one of our wonderful customers…

“I wanted to write and say thank you so much for the professional, discreet and accommodating way you have helped us with our bed bug problem. Our 5 month old baby was bitten and the next day you had the K-9 detective dog come to our home. We were horrified to find out that we had gotten bed bugs from someone who had visited us. As new parents, we couldn’t move fast enough to rid our home of these awful pests and protect our child from getting more bites. Within 3 days you shipped us our bed bug mattress and box spring covers (which are guaranteed bite proof or your money back and have the Good Housekeeping seal of approval), answered numerous questions and your team came to vacuum and spray. As a mother, your graciousness, your advice and the fast work of your entire team has made me extremely grateful. I would recommend your services to anyone who unfortunately has to deal with this horrific problem! You have given our new little family peace of mind and finally a good night’s sleep.”  C.W. – March 2009

I simply cannot imagine the horror of finding that my baby had been bitten by bed bugs, especially in my own home.  We are so pleased that we were able to provide the services needed to help our customers rid their home of bed bugs.

Stern has been a leader in residential and commercial bed bug prevention and bed bug control.  We offer services in New Jersey, New York, New York City and Connecticut.  We offer a variety of services and products that will help you eradicate bed bugs once and for all.  Our products include the amazing CDC 3000 Bed Bug Monitor, the incredible Packtite Portable Bed Bug Killing Heat Chamber, the ever popular non-chemical treatment of Cryonite, the fantastically accurate bed bug detection dogs, superior mattress encasements, and bed bug luggage and mattress spray for traveling.  With such a great arsenal of products and services available at Stern, it is no wonder why our success rate is so high.

We would love for you to leave your own testimonial or see what others have to say about Stern.

If you are currently experiencing bed bugs, the first thing to realize is that you should not panic.  It’s really easy for me to say because I don’t have bed bugs though.  Although bed bugs are certainly a tricky nuisance pest that cannot be ignored, you can fight back and win the war against bed bugs.

It is important to know that you will not likely be able to get rid of bed bugs on your own.  Household chemicals will not kill bed bugs.   Some bugs bombs have even been known to make the problem worse. There are many remedies that you can find online, but now is not the time to work on your own.  It is wise to contact a bed bug specialist to get rid of the pests as soon as you realize that you have them.  Early treatment will help you save your home from total infestation.

Here are a few things you immediately do:

Call a bed bug specialist.

Clean your house and get rid of the clutter.  Bed bugs are hiding pests.  They will hide anywhere.  Clutter provides exceptional bed bug hiding places.  Put personal belongings in plastic bags and tie them shut.

Vacuum everything you can.  Pay special attention to the crevices and corners of each room.  Don’t forget to vacuum your mattress, paying special attention to the edges, seams, tags and the area between the box spring and mattress.

Wash everything that can be washed in the hottest water possible.  Dry everything on the hottest dryer setting.

Scrub infested surfaces with a stiff brush to dislodge eggs.  Don’t forget to dismantle your beds and remove drawers from dressers to make sure you have eliminated those locations as possible bed bugs hiding places.

Lastly, don’t forget to purchase a bed bug proof mattress cover.  They will provide protection to you if any bed bugs or eggs have survived the extermination process.

Once your house is professionally treated, you will be able to sleep tight without the fear of bed bug bites.

In continuation to the post on Tuesday….

In 2008, twenty six states have laws on the books regulating the sale of reconditioned mattresses.  This is up from only 19 states in 1996.   In many cases, enforcement of the laws on the books is widely ignored, thus putting consumers at risk. 

It would be a good idea to contact individual manufacturers of mattresses to see if they refurbish old mattresses.  Ten years ago I bought a king size mattress for a whopping $2200.  It is a great mattress and still has years of use left in it.  The fact that laws allow new mattresses to be made next to rebuilt mattresses is so very disturbing.   Spraying and sanitizing old mattresses does not guarantee that any bed bugs will die.  The spray that is used will not kill any bed bugs eggs that might be in the old mattresses.  If these mattresses are sitting side by side, the new mattresses can easily be infested too.

My personal opinion is that all States should ban the selling of any previously used mattresses.  There definitely is a market for them, especially in this economy, but we must all ask ourselves at what cost?  It only makes sense that old mattresses are helping spread bed bugs from home to home.  In fact, investigations have been done and bed bugs survive the rebuilding process.  Doesn’t everyone deserve to have a nice clean mattress without bacteria, fungi, fecal matter and most definitely bed bugs!  Nobody in their right mind would buy a contaminated mattress on purpose.  Without regulation and enforcement of those laws, buying used is putting every one of us at risk.

If you are in need of buying a refurbished mattress, it is essential that you also buy a special mattress encasement that is bed bug proof.  For the best mattress covers on the market, come on over to Stern Environmental to see what we have available for you.  If you need help getting rid of bed bugs in NYC or NJ, Stern is the place you want to call.

With the bed bug resurgence that has occurred in all 50 states, you must wonder if buying a new mattress could also buy you some trouble…bed bug trouble that is.  Sadly, the answer is yes, new mattresses can be at risk too.

Did you ever wonder what happened to those used mattresses that you put out at the street for pick up?  If you have not put it in the dump yourself (and maybe not even then), it is likely that someone in a van or truck has picked it up in wee hours of the morning.  They are then brought to mattress companies who will rebuild and then resell to consumers.  Buying reconditioned or rebuilt ones are definitely less expensive.  Sales of used mattresses are booming all around the country.  The bad thing is that you really never know what you are buying with previously owned mattresses unless you tear it open to see what is inside, which defeats the purpose of buying one in the first place. 

Buying a new mattress can be a tricky matter for consumers.  Buying new ones are expensive and you expect them to be clean and definitely bed bug free.  Some mattress factories in the United States not only produce and sell new mattresses, they also refurbish and resell used mattresses.  Many times, both types of mattresses sit side by side in warehouses just waiting to be shipped off to showroom floors.  It should be noted that rebuilt mattresses must be tagged with a yellow tag stating that they are not new, but is that enough protection for consumers?

Please check back on Thursday to the conclusion to this post.

According to Protect-A-Bed, a leading provider of bed bug proof mattress and box spring encasements,  a huge amount of their  products  have been sold to New York metro area residents. The bed bug invasion is a significant problem in NYC and bed bugs mattress encasements are becoming popular items for bed bug prevention plans.

By June of 2008 over 8,800 bed bug complaints have been issued by one  New Yorker, actually by a large group of New Yorkers and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development has issued 2,800 violations to one person, actually to a lot of people.  However the department only deals with one subsection of the NYC residents and since  a lot of bed bugs cases go unreported the real number of infestations is probably substantially higher in NYC.

Out of all the products available, our experts at Stern Environmental have selected the Protect-A-Bed mattress and box spring encasements to offer to the public. The top rated  encasements made by Protect-A-Bed include a propriety AllerZip with Bug Lock and Secure Seal and also includes a three sided zipper system which provides great protection against bed bugs.

The high quality Protect-A-Bed mattress and box spring encasements offer you excellent protection from  becoming a bed bug meal.

The answer to the question is, quite frankly, everyone.  Whether you are currently in a battle against those dreaded bed bugs or not, mattress encasements are a smart choice. 

Let’s face it; we humans spend a good amount of time in bed.  Mattresses are very expensive and should last for many years.  We work hard and deserve a good nights rest.  Many people who have bed bugs do not know about mattress encasements and in frustration, throw out their mattresses to get rid of the pests.  The bad news is, the mattress in only part of the problem and without total eradication of the bugs, new mattresses will be infested in record time.

A leading provider of mattress and box spring encasements has reported that over half of their sales in 2008 have gone to people who live in the New York City area.  These covers are meant to be on your bed for life.  No washing required.  If you have bed bugs in the mattress, these amazing covers keep them in and kill them.  The technology even prohibits the bugs from biting you through the fabric.  If they have not infested your mattress or box spring yet, they will keep the bugs out.  Either way, it is a win win situation for consumers.

Can you imagine what damage could be done to the bed bug populations in NYC if all of the hotels used these amazing encasements and hired a bed bug specialist?

Contact a NYC/NJ pest control expert for all of your mattress encasement needs.  You won’t be sorry that you did!

Bed bugs have been invading college dormitories all over the world. Besides the annoying bites, having bed bugs doesn’t improve a college students social life. What to do? A great gift for college students is a bed bug mattress encasement. Allergy encasements and mattress encasements sold at department stores typically don’t provide the high quality protection provided by the BugOff mattress encasement made by Protect-A-Bed. By the way, it comes with the special BugLock zipper and is certified by a leading entomology laboratory to be bed bug bite proof.

With a BugOff mattress and box spring encasement, students don’t have to throw out their existing box spring and mattress even if a student knows it contains bed bugs. Mattresses that do not contain bed bugs will be protected against future bed bug invasions.

One of the design features that makes the BugOff  mattress encasement better than the other mattress covers is its BugLock technology which reinforces the mattress cover zipper and prevents bed bugs from escaping or entering even if the zipper slides open. The competitor’s encasements often leave a little separation with the zipper, which is just enough room for a three hundred pound, actually very tiny bed bugs to escape and attack humans.

Protect your favorite college students and other cherished humans with a BugOff mattress encasement.