Monthly Archives: August 2008

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NYC, NJ Bed Bugs Apartments

More than a few apartment buildings located in New York City and New Jersey have bed bugs infestations. What can be done to prevent bed bugs infestations? It’s expensive, but public housing officials in Toronto are paying to have all the cracks sealed in the apartments they are responsible for (bed bugs thrive in cracks).

Perhaps all apartment dwellers in a particular building should agree not to purchase used furniture, especially the items advertised in Craig’s List that state the furniture comes from bed bug infested apartments (it happens). 

Apartment dwellers could agree to have several residents be trained in the inspection process for bed bugs in order to help other residents. 

An apartment  meeting could provide a  New Jersey or NYC bed bugs professional to offer tips for the residents on how to avoid bed bugs and learn what they actually look like and their habits.

Neighborhood crime watch groups are all over the country and maybe in some cities like New York City  it’s time to have apartment bed bug watch groups.

If the decision has been made to treat the building by NYC or NJ bed bugs pest control professionals apartment residents should insist that management hire a pest control company with a good record of destroying the critters.

A pro-active residents group can be useful against bed bugs.   

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NYC Biological Bed Bug Destroyers

NYC residents with bed bug problems have heroes waiting to rescue them from the nasty bed bugs. No, they don’t wear special outfits or have x-ray vision. Give a warm greeting to the red house ants, centipedes, cockroaches, assassin bugs and the biggest hero of them all the Thanatos flavidus Simon , also known as a spider. All these insects enjoy tasty bed bug snacks.

The red house ants are simply vulgar creatures. They enjoy dismembering bed bugs and placing the body pieces in their nests. It’s not clear if the bed bug parts are used for snacks or  to add some elegance to the abode.

The Thanatos flavidus Simon, its actual name (I have not been drinking martinis) is a classy spider, he grabs a bed bug without permission and proceeds to suck out the bed bugs blood and body fluids. 

Supposedly a gang of the spiders eliminated bed bugs from an Athenian suburb.  I don’t know if this is an Athenian legend. Perhaps the story is dripping with insincerity.

After some contemplating,  some pondering and surmising I have concluded it’s better to call a NYC bed bugs pest control professional than by a few pounds of spiders, ants, cockroaches and centipedes  and let them invade your New York City or New Jersey residence in search of tasty bed bugs.

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Watch Out NYC Bed Bugs…You Can’t Hide From These Snouts!

Dogs of all varieties are certainly known for their extreme sense of smell.  Those powerful noses help hunters, track down bad guys, detect bombs and drugs, and now are even on the hunt to help end the onslaught of the New York bed bug nightmare.

You might be asking how they can help us human’s?  Dogs are being successfully trained and used to detect bed bugs in New York hotels.  Just like they track down criminals, they track down bed bugs.  They have an amazing success rate of 90%.  Dogs are even able to detect when bed bugs are not visible, such as when they are hiding inside of walls or floor boards.

The New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development, has a team of six dogs that help sniff out bed bugs in various apartments and hotels around the city.  They are called the “Advanced K-9 Detectives.”

The dogs certainly seem to be doing a great job at detecting these horrible creatures, but once discovered it is time for the professional exterminator to enter the scene to finish the job off.  For reliable bed bug treatment company, with proven results, click here.

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Should NYC Residents Sue for Bed Bug Apartments?

A former tenant of a rooming house in Nashua N.H. has filed a lawsuit claiming she is suffering serious, painful permanent injuries caused by bed bug bites as well as a loss of enjoyment of life.

If loss of enjoyment of life due to bed bug bites can bring in some cash from lawsuits what about all the tenants in New York City and other places who have complained about cockroaches and loud annoying neighbors and unwanted aromas and the building owners failed to make the situations better.

The plaintiff in the Nashua case could have possibly brought the bed bugs to her unit from let’s say a friend’s apartment. Is it absolutely clear that she morally has the right to sue the building owner for pain and suffering?

Yes, multi-occupant building owners are typically required to fix pest problems but I wonder if it’s fair to place all the blame on the landlord when he is probably not entering apartments and sprinkling the units with a bag of bed bugs.

Perhaps landlords in New York City will have to have a bed bug tax placed on each unit to cover the cost of future lawsuits or perhaps buy bed bug insurance. It’s a difficult situation for tenants and building owners. 

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Hey, Even Bed Bugs Need A Ride In NYC!

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New Yorkers are well versed at riding the subways around the city and its surrounding areas.  Subways are cost effective and known for speed.  The subway is truly the best ride around town…most of the time.

When riding the subway, you used to have to worry about muggers.  Now you have to worry about buggers….bed buggers that is!

Bed bugs have been found to reside in the NYC subway system.  They love the old wooden benches that people relax on while waiting for their ride.  One reporter found hundreds of bed bugs under one bench seat…yuck.  Bed bugs wait patiently and then hop onto the unsuspecting backsides of people anticipating their arrival into their new homes.

Some people may not consider it a problem because bed bugs don’t spread disease (just irritation and torment!), which is helping spread those pesky creatures with lightning fast speed.
 
Being that bed bugs are running wild around the city, New Yorkers should demand that the subways be professionally treated immediately.  Most people do not know they have bed bugs until it is too late.

If you find that you have encountered any unwelcome hitch-hikers on a NYC subway, you should consider contacting a professional bed bug exterminator.  Click here for more information on how to rid your life of these blood suckers.