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What NOT TO DO When You Have Bed Bugs

The nightmare has just become a reality.  You have bed bugs!  Now what?!  Most people freak out and start throwing away furniture and spraying all types of chemicals in hopes to kill the pesky insects.  What people don’t know, is that what they’re doing will only make matters worse. Bed bugs can spread very easily…

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Pesticides vs. Heat Treatments

When trying to get rid of bed bugs, you have several treatment options: pesticides or heat treatments are the most common. Both have pros and cons, but which is the best option for you?  In this article, we’ll compare and contrast pesticide treatments and heat treatments. We’ll look at the benefits and drawbacks of each method…

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5 Tips on How to Treat Bed Bugs Effectively

Bed bugs can be a nightmare, literally. Theses creepy crawlies love to burrow into mattresses and feast on you while you sleep, leaving itchy welts all over your body. They’re notoriously difficult to treat, often requiring a professional exterminator for removal. However, there are also several steps you can take yourself that’ll make bed bugs…

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Bed Bug Bite Signs

Bed bugs are hard to detect in your home, especially if you’ve never had them and don’t know what to look for.  Suspicious looking bites are generally one of the first signs that you may have bed bugs.   Bed bugs will bite anywhere on the body where there is skin.  You may not feel it…

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Bed Bug Travel Tips

The most important travel tip, whether you are a frequent traveler or just ready to take that long desired vacation, is to make sure you know how to spot the signs of an active bed bug infestation.  Bed bugs can be anywhere from hotels, tourist attractions, restaurants etc. to any form of transportation (Airplane,…

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Bed Bugs and Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Bed Bugs and Landlord-Tenant Disputes The majority of bed bug related landlord-tenant disputes stem from the landlord’s lack of knowing how to deal with an infestation in an apartment and from not having a coherent bed bug policy as to proper cleaning, extermination and the hiring of certified experts to address an infestation. (Bed bug…

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“I Found a Bed Bug in my Home!”

“I Found a Bed Bug in my Home!” The first thing that people usually do is panic once they find out that there may be a bed bug infestation in their home. Does one bed bug sighting mean there is an active infestation?  There are many variables to this question before it can be answered…

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Why Heat Treatments Fail.

Why Heat Treatments Fail. The heat treatment process varies from one pest control company to another. They  are not the same, although more inexperienced companies may disagree. The truth of the matter is there are many different methodologies used.  Some are more successful than others.  At FL Bed Bug Experts, we use a scientific approach…

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More Than Bed Bugs: Heat Kills Pathogens

More Than Bed Bugs: Heat Kills Pathogens by Tommy Underhill, GreenTech Heat February 26, 2020 News sources around the world have acutely focused on the spread of Covid-19— the coronavirus. Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and former commissioner of the New York City Health Department, told…

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Bed Bug Anatomy

It is important to know what to look for when inspecting for bed bugs. However, the physical traits of a bed bug can easily be mistaken for other insects if you do not fully know the bed bug anatomy. Antennae Bed bugs use antennae as sensors to guide them towards sleeping hosts, where the…

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