Dec 30 2008
Source: The Vancouver Province
About four weeks ago, Province readers were introduced to Laura
Powell, a single mother of two young children who was trying her best
to keep things together during the holidays.
In addition to a
derelict balcony that had been deemed unsafe to walk on, the New
Westminster mother, who battles bipolar disorder and carries around a
chest full [...]
Dec 28 2008
Source: KXMC.com
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) The Grand Forks Housing Authority has been battling another bug problem at its Cherry Heights complex.
It marks the third time in the last year that the critters have shown up at the unit for seniors and disabled people.
A memo [...]
Dec 28 2008
Source: Evening Leader
A FREE inspection and advice service is available from Wrexham Council for residents who may be worried about the possibility their home has bed bugs.
People wanting to make use of the facility should telephone 01978 298989 to arrange for a pest control officer to visit.
Private tenants should report bed bug problems to their [...]
Dec 27 2008
Source: Balinewsonline.com
Tourism in Bali has to be aware on bedbugs, which so far has been identified in two large hotels. Expert from Udayana Unoversity, Prof. Dr. Wayan Suparta, M.S. revealed the situation in Renon yesterday (December 22nd). “This is quite a serious threat as our neighboring country, Australia, has been affected,” Suparta warned.
Bedbug has forced [...]
Dec 27 2008
Source: King5.com
SEATTLE – When it comes to “bedbugs,” chances are you think about hotels and motels.
But, did you know the most common place these critters lurk is right in our homes? Now there are new ways to get rid of them.
Once an infestation starts, the bugs are tough [...]
Dec 27 2008
Source: CBSfordenver.com
A dog in Denver is on a mission with his owner to find a big pest in people’s bedrooms: bed bugs.
Macaroni is trained as a bed bug inspector. He cost his owner, Walter Penny, $8,000.
Penny said Macaroni is worth it because human bed bug inspectors can’t find half the bugs in a problem bed.
“When [...]
Dec 15 2008
Source: Cincinnati.com
Cincinnati’s budget for the next two years allows for hiring more police officers and adds two ambulances, but cuts employees’ merit pay and cost-of-living adjustments, and asks unions to reopen contract talks for possible wage reductions in 2010 to avoid layoffs.
The $1.3 billion proposal, approved Monday by six of nine council members after [...]
Dec 13 2008
Source: NJ.com
A Jersey City senior citizen who sued his landlord for the cost of exterminating bedbugs in his apartment was victorious in small claims court this morning but the judge’s reasoning caught both plaintiff and defendant by surprise.
“We beat ‘em,” William Dorrity said after state Superior Court Judge John O’Shaughnessy ordered management of Grandview Terrace [...]
Dec 08 2008
I have been asked by many when these monitors will be available to the public. I am in regular communication with the manufacturers and distributors on this very issue.
Here is what I know:
The NightWatch unit from Biosensory has been delayed until late January. Their website still states late December but this is VERY optimistic. I [...]
Dec 05 2008
Some of you may have noticed that the news has slowed down here at The Bed Bug Resource this past month.
I was ordered by the doctor to stop using my computer as I had a pinched nerve in my shoulder. Apparently using a computer aggrevates the area and prolongs the healing process. I am not [...]