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According to this news story, one of the most bug-infested cities in the country is in Cincinnati, prompting residents and business leaders to campaign for more proactive awareness in the hopes of reducing and fighting off this…sucky problem. For instance, thrift stores have started refusing used mattresses or stuffed furniture and there is always a constant need to spray products for their own safety.

“I spray blankets, all coats, socks, I spray everything.””While many people believe that if your furniture is really infested with bedbugs, the only choice is to throw it out, experts are now saying you may not have to go quite that far, there are some options.”

It’s a known fact that college dorms could be infested with bed bugs because of the nature and lifestyle kids live there. And while hotel dorm administration take measures to rid the premises of bug infestation, it is admittedly a problem that will not go away.

Just recently, one student in New York claimed to have been attacked by dormitory bed bugs and even took photos of the bite marks to prove this. Worse, these bite marks has trigged an asthma attack. She is filing a lawsuit and suing the hotel dormitory but the company’s president claims that there is not a single hotel in the city that doesn’t have this problem. They have since fumigated the hotel rooms after this incident.

Ah, the bed bug problem. It’s a perpetual dilemma. Hence mattress manufacturers continuously come up with all kinds of products to fight these off. But are these new products really able to rid of bed bugs? The visco-memory foam mattresses, for instance, with its more advanced composition than a regular mattress, promises to at least be bed bug free. But is it really?

NBC News has some revealing information, in an interview with Dini M. Miller, PhD of virginia Tech’s Urban Pest Management:

Can bedbugs also live in visco-memory foam beds? I have read some claims online that say that the bedbugs cannot get into the foam beds?

With today’s technology, mattress design has never been more improved and innovative that consumers are now able to find a wide range of mattress selection, that suits every person’s budget. Each mattress design is featured differently but they all belong to at least five basic categories.

Pocket Springs
Made with individual springs in their own fabric pockets. The separation works to adjust to a person’s body weight better.

Open Springs
It’s the most common design, with machine stitched sides and border rods to keep the mattress in full form.

At 13oz, this product, a gel substance, promises to be an effective deterrent against bed bugs. Simply applying this to the legs of your furniture (bed, table, side tables, chairs and sofas) to disallow bugs from crawling onto them.Its priced at $6.99. and exclusively sold at the BedBugSystems

The hotel and hospitality industry is often plagued with bed bug problems and discovering new and better solutions to solve this crisis is always a welcome one. Here is one product the industry can have a lot of use from —  the SterilMattress Cleaning System.

Adirondack Towels and Scrubs has teamed with Texas company SterilMattress to offer an affordable solution - the SterilMattress Mattress Cleaning System.

Included in the SterilMattress kit is a powerful, yet extremely quiet (67 decibel) portable vacuum, endorsed by the American Lung Association. It’s equipped with a multi-layered filtration system to capture 99.7% of particulates greater than .3 microns.

Mattress Medic provides utmost cleaning and sanitation service for the hospitality industry. They help keep sleeping areas in cabins, caravans, vacation houses and even dormitories tidy, making sure that perennial bedding problems, such as dust mites or bed bugs, are regularly eliminated. As we all know, these are the causes of asthma attacks and allergies for some people.

But homes can also take advantage of their services. Especially if you have lots of pets or have kids in your household.

Mattress Medics has a cleaning system that employs non-toxic solutions (good for kids!) and revolutionary gadgets. Their service is only offered in Australia.

Natural Home Magazine has these best item suggestions to improve the atmosphere in your bedroom, to help you get better sleep:

1) Protect your mattress with the Pure-Rest O-Wool mattress pad made from sheep’s wool. Moisture resistant and breathable, wool discourages nasties such as bed bugs, dust mites and mold.

2) Terry blankets from Rawganique. Few natural fibers are as durable and earth friendly as hemp. These luxurious terry blankets are made from European hemp and organic flax linen—with a touch of organic cotton for softness.

Sometimes, realizing that your mattress is infested with bed bugs come quite a bit late — that is, when you’ve already been bitten by it. And then the problems become much worse. That’s why it’s good to detect bed bug infestation earlier. But how do you know?

Bed bugs, in its early developing stages hide under the folds of your mattresses. Inspecting your mattress closely is the only way of detecting it. These bed bugs are very tiny critters, and as much as it may look ridiculous, having a magnifying glass will be of help to you. You may even find eggs and eggshells on the sides of your mattress.

Those who love traveling frequently, thus sleeping on different kinds of hotel beds, may be more prone to bed bug attacks especially if you unfortunately have to stay in a hotel which has less than ideal sanitary practices (it happens!).

A company named Muse International may have the solution to this. Their Sleep-Safe Disposable Travel Bed Sheets and Pillow Cases is ideally recommended for travel bugs, to fight off bed bugs. One set of the disposable includes two shrink wrapped sheets and two pillow cases, which you can easily pack in the luggage. And for less than $15 per pack, it’s a good buy.