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Bedbugs Invade the Magic Kingdom

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It’s a really small world after all.  Like about a quarter of an inch big. That’s the size of an adult bedbug. And bedbugs have once again turned “the happiest place on earth” into one of the itchiest.

During the past decade as bedbugs bounced back with a vengeance, media reports about bedbugs invading even the Magic Kingdom periodically surface. This time it happened to a family from the Chicago area a few weeks ago, according to a CBS news report.

The Pecina family says that they stayed at Disney’s All-Star Resort early last month and on the last day Steve Pecina woke up feeling as if something was biting him.

“I pulled the sheet off the bed that I was sleeping under and they were just crawling around on that sheet,” Steve said. “So they were between the sheet that was on top of me and the sheet that was underneath me.”  Pecina’s wife, who says her body was dotted with bites, counted over 200 bedbugs in their room.

Does this mean that Disney resort hotels are dirty?  No. Not at all. A lot of people assume that if a place has bedbugs it’s kind of a fleabag hotel, or not very clean, but cleanliness doesn’t really have anything to do with it. I’ve received calls about bedbugs at four-star hotels. There was a couple from Farmingdale who brought bedbugs back with them from a really ritzy resort in Florida. The person who was in that room before probably just happened to pick them up from somewhere else, and it had nothing to do with hygiene.

Moral of the story here?  Your best defense is a good offense. Take along your Protect-A-Bed bug bite proof mattress covers and use BugZip luggage and drawer liner bags. If you suspect you’ve brought home bedbugs as a travel souvenir, don’t hesitate to call a professional NJ, NYC pest control company.

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Tips For Preventing Mosquito Bites – and West Nile Virus

Because our area is such a breeding ground for West Nile virus, we wanted to provide you with additional information on how to prevent this disease. Here is the best advice from the Centers of Disease Control:

• The best way to avoid mosquito bites is to put insect repellents on exposed skin. The CDC  recommends four ingredients: DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus (or PMD), and IR3535 (its latest addition to the list). In addition, permethrin—which can be used on clothing, shoes, camping gear, and bed nets, but not skin—is an option.

• Stay indoors at or near dawn and dusk, when West Nile infections tend to occur. “Try and avoid mosquito bites at these times,” says Lyle Petersen, director of the CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases.

• Eliminate mosquito breeding sites around your home. These include small pools of water such as a birdbath that’s not cleaned out, water at the bottom of a flowerpot, and old buckets or tires with standing water. “Any kind of container can breed mosquitoes,” Petersen says. Emptying such containers once or twice a week should do the trick.

• Put screens on your windows and doors—and repair the screens if they have holes in them. Also, use air conditioning so you can keep the windows closed.

• Use mosquito netting on infant carriers when taking a baby outdoors.

West Nile virus is a serious health threat. Call an experienced NJ, NYC pest control expert to ensure your family’s health and safety.