Posts Tagged ‘bedbugs’
Friday, December 17th, 2010
By Melissa Hamel
Prevent unwanted guests from ruining your holidays.
The holiday season is upon us! Like many homeowners in Maine and across New England, you’re probably decking the halls, throwing another log on the fire and baking delicious holiday treats as well as anticipating welcoming friends and family into your home to celebrate the joyous season. By following some simple tips you can ensure your holiday season is filled with fun, laughter, and yuletide spirit and not with insects and rodents.
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
By Melissa Hamel
Blue Ribbon Bed Bug Task Force addresses industry’s response to bed bugs.
At the invitation of The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) Modern Pest Services’ Co-President and Chief Technical Officer Richard Stevenson Jr. B.C.E. participated in the organizations’ ‘Blue Ribbon Bed Bug Task Force’ meeting that took place on October 22nd in Honolulu Hawaii. Members of the task force, which consist of prominent researchers, pest management professionals, and regulators, were asked to develop an industry-wide comprehensive response to the global bed bug pandemic that includes consideration of education, standards, policy and research.
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
By Melissa Hamel
Don't let bed bugs hitch a ride into your home over the holidays.
In part one of our two part series entitled “Are Bed Bugs Affecting Your Holiday Plans?“, we discussed how bed bugs are disrupting holiday travel plans as well how to avoid picking them up while traveling this holiday season. Now it’s time to focus on what to do to avoid bed bugs that may be hitching a ride into your home on your holiday visitors or returning college student.
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
By Melissa Hamel
Learning a few tips can help prevent bed bugs from ruining your holiday travel plans.
Across the country bed bugs are causing anxiety for folks whose holiday plans include traveling or for those expecting their college student or other traveling family members to visit for the holidays. In this two part series we’ll discuss what you can do to minimize your risk for being affected by bed bugs.
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Tags: bedbug prevention, bedbugs, Massachusetts, Modern Pest Services, New England, New Hampshire, pest control, pest problem, pests
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
This article, entitled “Bed bug case is isolated and treated”, is taken from “The Colby Echo“, a weekly student newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. For more information about bed bugs, visit the Modern website.
By Luke Brown
A recent case of bed bugs found in a Heights suite has been treated and is believed to be an isolated incident.
On Thursday, November 11 Associate Dean of Students and Director of Campus Life Jed Wartman and Director of the Physical Plant Patricia Murphy sent an email notifying the student body of a recent bed bug infestation in a Heights suite. Since this announcement, Campus Life, the Physical Plant Department (PPD) and the affected students have worked together to contain, control and prevent the spread of these bed bugs. Along with Modern Pest Control, a New England-based company, the College has treated the affected rooms and is confident that the situation is in good hands.
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010
The EPA is planning its second national bed bug summit this winter in Washington, D.C.
With reports of bed bug activity only increasing throughout the country, especially in major urban centers like NYC where tourism is declining due to fear of bed bugs, it seems only fitting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently planning their second national bed bug summit scheduled for this winter in Washington D.C.
The goals of last year’s bed bug summit, which drew 300 participants, included encouraging communication among diverse stakeholders and developing recommendations on how to address the problems posed by the bed bug resurgence. These goals were achieved through EPCA-facilitated workgroups that were comprised of pest control professionals, universities, public health organizations as well as federal, state and local government agencies, and others.
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Monday, October 18th, 2010
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) announced its Bed Bug Pandemic Response Plan that will lead the industry’s actions toward addressing the growing global bed bug.
Modern’s Chief Technical Officer, Rich Stevenson, has been invited to participate in the NPMA “Blue Ribbon Bed Bug Task Force”, whose mission is the development of a comprehensive, industry-wide response to the bed bug crisis. Rich will be joined by 30 prominent individuals from diverse backgrounds, including PMPs, industry regulators and researchers. The first meeting takes place on Friday, October 22.
The following press release is taken from PCT Online Magazine.
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Friday, October 8th, 2010
By Elaine Gammon
When it comes to bed bugs, you don’t have to look too far to find a news story written about these blood-sucking, nocturnal pests that are invading the nation and quite possibly a bedroom near you. But if you want more visual evidence and need to “see to believe”, we’ve collected news clips from ABC News that provide more graphic details about bed bugs than you probably ever cared to witness.
Sit back and take a look at these short videos, but keep in mind that some of this stuff is downright creepy!
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Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
by Elaine Gammon
Portable electric heaters and high temperature fans are used as part of the heat treatment process to kill bed bugs.
Bed bug infestations are in the news on a daily basis and are proving to be a formidable problem and big concern for many cities and towns throughout New England and across the nation. With bed bug infestations on the rise, heat treatment is becoming more popular.
Bed bugs are elusive, hardy pests
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are small, nocturnal creatures that primarily dine on the blood of humans, but can live up to 12 months without a blood meal. Though they do not transmit diseases, their bites can become red, itchy welts, sometimes causing an allergic reaction. Bed bugs are elusive, hiding in mattresses and tiny cracks and crevices close to where humans rest and sleep, and their presence can take an emotional toll on their hosts.
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Tags: Bedbug infestations, bedbug prevention, bedbugs, Commercial, Heat Treatment, Modern Pest Services, New England, pest control, pests, Residential, Thermal Remediation
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
There has been a lot of news surrounding the invasion of bed bugs lately and pest control companies all over the U.S. are now dealing with an overload of inspection requests and treatment appointments. But what exactly are bed bugs, and how do they get inside your home?
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