Mattresses Disposed for Bed Bugs

This is an indication of how bad is in some parts of New York City. New York Shitty took photos of an assortment of mattresses disposed on the street side one night, and in just one night - we should stress. Some of these mattresses are covered in plastic and carton, perhaps because it has been infested with those pesky .Says New York Shitty:

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Mattress Discounters Donates New Mattresses

Business leader Mattress Discounters recently gave fifteen new mattresses to the homeless institution, Focus House. The shelter has to contend with intermittent that instead of helping the homeless find refuge and avoid sleeping in the streets, they end up getting bitten by the pests in the comforts of the shelter.

The shelter has been established to help the homeless become productive citizens. Normally, people don’t have a lot of sympathy for them but  hopefully, this gesture by the will inspire others to do the same.

If you would like to donate anything, you can go to Focal House’s parent organization www.fishcarson.org.

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2007 May archive

This is good to hoteliers and people who enjoy staying at .  If the bed in which you lie on, and from which all other people lie on, is from Mattress Safe® — it has just been recently accredited to be resistant:

A “Bite Test” and a “Penetration and Escape Test” were performed on Mattress Safe’s “Ultimate” Zippered Encasement by a certified entomologist to 1.) determine whether the can actively feed through the of the encasement and 2.) to discover whether the mattress encasement can be used as part of a exclusion or inclusion process.

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Tips for Scaring Pest Off

This formed part of a press release that the National Pest Management Association had for Halloween. But I’m sharing the more important points, since even when Halloween has passed, these tips are applicable in your households all year round:

While these pests can provide their fair share of scares, NPMA recommends tips for homeowners to limit their trick-or-treaters to neighborhood children, and not the local pests, this Halloween:

1. Keep an eye out for tiny blood spots left behind by . They can be found throughout the house, and are not just limited to bedrooms.

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Bed Bugs Attack College Dormer

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

Just recently, one student in New York claimed to have been attacked by dormitory and even took photos of the bite to prove this. Worse, these bite 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.

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Inspect your mattress for bed bugs

Sometimes, realizing that your mattress is infested with 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 earlier. But how do you know?

, in its early developing stages hide under the folds of your mattresses. Inspecting your mattress closely is the only way of detecting it. These 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.

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Mattress Safe® is Pest-proof

This is good to hoteliers and people who enjoy staying at .  If the bed in which you lie on, and from which all other people lie on, is from Mattress Safe® — it has just been recently accredited to be resistant:

A “Bite Test” and a “Penetration and Escape Test” were performed on Mattress Safe’s “Ultimate” Zippered Encasement by a certified entomologist to 1.) determine whether the can actively feed through the of the encasement and 2.) to discover whether the mattress encasement can be used as part of a exclusion or inclusion process.

Tags: bed bug, bed bugs, box spring, fabric, hotels, infestation, news