When it comes to pest management and control, it’s paramount to stay up-to-date on environmental discoveries, extermination innovations and the changing dynamics of the world around us. We think it’s important to share these findings with you, along with the new discoveries and any new topics we uncover in our own day-to-day work as your hometown professionals.
We’ve all heard the nighttime saying, “Sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite!” But in recent years, that saying has taken on new meaning. Rather than lull you to sweet dreams, that refrain is likelier to give you nightmares! Bed bugs have made a roaring comeback, especially in the Midwest, and getting rid of…
Continue ReadingFinding a bed bug is a nasty surprise. Understandably, it sends most homeowners and apartment dwellers into pest control overdrive. After all, you want to get rid of bed bugs fast—you want them out of your bed, out of your home, and out of your life! Before you start Googling “how to get rid of…
Continue ReadingWhere do bed bugs like to hide? Well, one clue is in the name: the bed! The bed (including the mattress and box spring) is one of the bed bug’s preferred hiding places. That’s because the bed is very close to the bed bugs’ food source: people. (Yikes!) However, mattresses and box springs aren’t the…
Continue ReadingOnce thought to be a pest of the past, bed bugs are now an epidemic. Bed bugs cluster and thrive anywhere that groups of people gather and sleep—from hotels and movie theaters to, yes, college dormitories. Because so many students move in and out of dormitories, the risk of spreading bed bugs is high. These…
Continue ReadingAre you planning a vacation? You’re not alone: as Ohio and many other parts of the U.S. slowly re-open post-COVID, many people are thinking of taking that long-awaited vacation. Right now, you’re probably most concerned with vaccine passports, mask mandates, and other COVID requirements and protocols—but don’t forget about regular travel concerns, like bed bugs!…
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